Anti-Taliban tribal leader killed in Afghanistan

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Updated September 29, 2009 11:25:15

Police in Pakistan say an anti-Taliban tribal elder and three guards were killed by a suicide car bomb in the country's northwest.

Pro-government local leader Abdul Hakeem was a prominent local Islamic cleric, and had issued a decree against the suicide bombing tactics of anti-government insurgents.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker: Dr. Sajjan Gohel, Director for International Security, Asia-Pacific Foundation

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