KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani in Kabul is dashing hopes for peace and raises fears of deteriorating security in Afghanistan just as foreign troops are starting to pull out.
Dozens of people gathered Wednesday at the Kabul home of Rabbani to pay their respects. The former president headed the government’s peace council seeking reconciliation with insurgents to end the war.
He was killed Tuesday night by a suicide bomber posing as a Taliban peace envoy. NATO says another attacker also was involved.
No one has claimed responsibility for the killing, but many among the mourners blame the Haqqani network, a militant group based in Pakistan and affiliated with the Taliban and al-Qaida.
Pakistani officials have condemned the killing.
