Mohammad Khaksar
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Mohammad Khaksar was a former Afghan
Taliban intelligence chief and deputy Minister of the Interior. Reportedly, Khaksar was unhappy with Al Queda influence in the Taliban, and so agreed to serve as a mole
for the United States
in 1999..
Khaksar was assassinated by two motorcycle
gunmen on 14 January 2006, possibly by elements of al Qaeda. The Taliban took credit for the slaying.
The current President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai
, denounced the assassination; he said, "Their purpose of disturbing the peace process is not only to shed the blood of innocent people but even their own former supporters, which is both against the sacred religion of Islam and humanity.".
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
Taliban intelligence chief and deputy Minister of the Interior. Reportedly, Khaksar was unhappy with Al Queda influence in the Taliban, and so agreed to serve as a mole
SPY
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for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1999..
Khaksar was assassinated by two motorcycle
Motorcycle
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gunmen on 14 January 2006, possibly by elements of al Qaeda. The Taliban took credit for the slaying.
The current President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001...
, denounced the assassination; he said, "Their purpose of disturbing the peace process is not only to shed the blood of innocent people but even their own former supporters, which is both against the sacred religion of Islam and humanity.".