In pictures: Bomber kills former Afghan president Rabbani
An Afghan policeman keeps journalists away from the alley leading to the house of the head of Afghanistan's High Peace Council and former President Burhanuddin Rabbani.
Afghanistan's former president, tasked with leading peace efforts in the war-torn country, was assassinated on September 20 in a suicide attack at his Kabul home, according to police.
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An ambulance leaves the site of the suicide attack.
Rabbani, who headed a government peace council set up to facilitate contacts with Taliban insurgents, was assassinated by a suicide bomber concealing explosives in his turban, officials said. Four of Rabbani's bodyguards also died and a key presidential adviser was wounded.
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Supporters of Rabbani hold a poster of his image outside the compound of his home in Kabul on September 21, 2011, as they hold a peace rally.
Rabbani who was leading efforts to talk peace with insurgents.
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An Afghan National Army soldier carries a machine gun as he stands guard outside the residence of slain Rabbani in Kabul on September 21, 2011.
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This June 4, 1998 file photograph shows Rabbani, centre, speaking to journalists at Faizabad airstrip.
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A supporter of Rabbani, former Afghan president and head of the government's peace council, holds a picture of him while standing outside his house, a day after he was killed in Kabul.
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In this photo released by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, greets Rabbani, during an "Islamic Awakening" conference in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011.
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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai in New York September 20, 2011. The head of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, former President Burhanuddin Rabbani, was killed in Kabul today. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) *** Local Caption *** WHT212_OBAMA-UN-_0920_11.JPG
Afghanistan's former president, tasked with leading peace efforts in the war-torn country, was assassinated on September 20 in a suicide attack at his Kabul home, according to police.
