Posted on 07/06/2002 6:07:19 AM PDT by GRRRRR
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:34:06 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
KABUL, Afghanistan
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Same thought occurred to me when I heard this news.
![]() Qadir stormed out of the Bonn talks
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He was attacked by unknown gunmen who approached him in a car. His driver was also killed.
Correspondents say the killing of Mr Qadir will heighten concerns over the problems of establishing security in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taleban.
His death follows the killing of the Afghan aviation minister and an assassination attempt on the country's defence minister
'Jalalabad's strongman'
Government officials say Mr Qadir's killers have escaped.
He was one of the most powerful men in eastern Afghanistan, and one of the few Pashtun members of the interim government.
The BBC's Kate Clarke in Kabul says that after 20 years as a military leader Mr Qadir would have had many enemies.
But our correspondent says he also has friends and supporters in the east of Afghanistan, who may well want to try to take revenge.
Mr Qadir was the governor of Jalalabad when the Taleban arrived in the city in 1994.
It was thought he had brokered a deal to stay there, but fled when negotiations broke down.
![]() Qadir's brother, Abdul Haq was killed by the Taleban
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Mr Qadir returned to Jalalabad after the demise of the Taleban to reclaim his governorship.
He was involved in the Afghan reconstruction talks in the German city of Bonn last year.
He stormed out of the talks saying the delegations there representing his country did not contain sufficient Pashtun representatives.
Mr Qadir was also involved in a controversial crackdown on opium production in the east of the country.
The policy had led to reports of corruption among officials, and clashes with farmers resulting in a several deaths and injuries.
Violent attacks
Last April there was an assassination attempt on the country's interim Defence Minister Mohammad Fahim.
Four civilians were killed and more than 50 others injured when a bomb exploded as Mr Fahim's convoy visited the eastern city of Jalalabad.
Last February, the Afghan Civil Aviation Minister, Abdul Rahman, was killed at Kabul airport in controversial circumstances in which other government ministers were implicated.
Mr Qadir's brother, Abdul Haq, was a legendary Mujahideen fighter.
He entered Afghanistan last year while it was still under Taleban control, attempting to promote an uprising.
But the Taleban captured and executed him.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_2103000/2103532.stm
Well, we will just have to send some of our diversity trainers over there.
Later, if one of the groups of mongrel tribes starts to become prominent, we just bomb the bejesus out of them and all will once again be right with the world.
Of course we're led by fools who will try to civilize those who quite apparently can never be civilized.
This could be a classic example of surviving the war and losing the peace.
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