Killing Of Former Afghan President Rabbani Imperils Taliban Peace Talks -- Tom Peter, Christian Science Monitor
Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, a prominent peace council official trying to negotiate a reconciliation deal with the Taliban, was assassinated Tuesday.
The assassination comes just a week after the 20-hour siege outside the US Embassy and amid a wave of high-level assassinations this summer that shook up Afghan bases of power.
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