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Afghan General Abdul Raziq and Kandahar governor & NDS chief killed in attack

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Gen. Abdul Raziq is seen at his office in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan on August 4, 2016. | Photo Credit: Reuters


Gen. Abdul Raziq was highly respected by U.S. officers who saw him as one of Afghanistan’s most effective leaders.

Gen. Abdul Raziq, one of Afghanistan’s most powerful security officials, was killed on October 18 when a guard opened fire following a meeting in the Governor’s compound in the southern Province of Kandahar, officials said.

Gen. Scott Miller, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan who had been at the meeting with Gen. Raziq only moments earlier, was uninjured in the attack, but the local commander of the NDS intelligence service was killed and the provincial governor was severely wounded.

The militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they had targeted both Gen. Miller and Gen. Raziq, who had a fearsome reputation as a ruthless opponent of the insurgents.

The attack was a devastating blow to the Afghan government ahead of parliamentary elections on October 20, which the Taliban have vowed to disrupt. “The brutal police chief of Kandahar has been killed along several other officials,” a Taliban statement said.

Gen. Raziq was highly respected by U.S. officers who saw him as one of Afghanistan’s most effective leaders, largely responsible for keeping Kandahar Province under control.

A flamboyant commander, he had survived several attempts on his life over many years and narrowly escaped an attack last year in which five diplomats from the United Arab Emirates were killed in Kandahar.

Officials said one of the Governor’s guards opened fire on Gen. Raziq as he came out of the meeting with Gen. Miller and other officials, severely wounding him and several other senior officials including the Governor.

“Provincial officials including the Governor, the police chief and other officials were accompanying the foreign guests to the plane when the gunshots happened,” said Said Jan Khakrezwal, the head of the provincial council.

NATO spokesman Colonel Knut Peters said Gen. Miller, who took command of U.S. and forces and the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan in September, was uninjured but two Americans were wounded in the crossfire.
 
Our army also not want u.s to leave afghanistan as said by dg ispr in london because this war is a reason for increase in defence budget and employment of armies of the region
 
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Pakistan condemn this attack and stand with Afghanistan Government in these times of mourning. The peace will prevail hopefully and Afghanistan populace will live in harmony.


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KABUL - In Afghanistan a police chief was killed while US forces commander remained unhurt in firing by elite guards at a meeting in Kandahar


In Afghanistan , Police Chief General Abdul Razeq was killed, while top US commander in Afghanistan , General Scott Miller, has escaped unhurt in an attack in Kandahar province.

A senior security official said the incident happened when a governor's bodyguard opened fire on the officials as they came out of an important meeting on security.

The governor and the local head of the intelligence service and two US soldiers were also wounded in the attack.

However, there are conflicting reports about killing of the Governor.

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Afghan Taliban have claimed responsibility of the attack.
 
This Zaid Hamid guy talks senselessly. He thinks that this is a joke.

Kill/injure US general in Afghanistan, and see what happens. Government should monitor certain Tweeter accounts because words should be carefully uttered from our end.
 
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Interesting development and this has also arise few interesting questions too.
1 - Where this will take the peace talks between Taliban and Americans.
2 - Where this will leave the already very doubtful elections. Specially situation in North also very glum and polling on almost 33% of stations already been canceled.
3 - Kandhar the capital of taliban has removed biggest hurdle in the North, how can US control already very unstable south?
4 - Taliban with just 1 attack has almost wiped out 2 major heads of NDS in south? where this leaves everybody in zero sum game?
5 - Both the governer and Achakzai were considered the right hands of Karzai.??
 
The killing of Gen Razik ahead of major elections coming on 20th OCT ....so that Taliban can woo elections.
 
This Zaid Hamid guy talks senselessly. He thinks that this is a joke.

Kill/injure US general in Afghanistan, and see what happens. Government should monitor certain Tweeter accounts because words should be carefully uttered from our end.

Oh dear, few tweets will cause dismay. The situation is gone beyond what someone says on Twitter.
 
When will they blame Pakistan or have they already blamed this on Pakistan?
 
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