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208515
Wed, 09/21/2011 - 10:07
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Iran Condemns Rabbani's Assassination
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Tuesday condemned the killing of the head of Afghanistan's High Peace Council and former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani.
"The Iranian parliament harshly condemns this terrorist attack," Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani wrote in a statement carried by the Iranian students news agency.
"We also send our condolences to the Afghan nation and government over the loss of one of the most distinguished and influential personalities of Afghanistan," the speaker added.
The Afghan police confirmed that Rabbani was killed in a terrorist attack on his house in Kabul.
Rabbani was the head of a high-profile council called Afghanistan's High Peace Council formed of former and present senior officials. He also was Afghanistan's president from 1992 to 1996, when the country went through a brutal civil war. His government was ousted by the Taliban in 1996.
"The Iranian parliament harshly condemns this terrorist attack," Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani wrote in a statement carried by the Iranian students news agency.
"We also send our condolences to the Afghan nation and government over the loss of one of the most distinguished and influential personalities of Afghanistan," the speaker added.
The Afghan police confirmed that Rabbani was killed in a terrorist attack on his house in Kabul.
Rabbani was the head of a high-profile council called Afghanistan's High Peace Council formed of former and present senior officials. He also was Afghanistan's president from 1992 to 1996, when the country went through a brutal civil war. His government was ousted by the Taliban in 1996.
