Taliban assassination campaign in Kandahar

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/21/AR2010052104950.html

“…In Kandahar, the Taliban’s most powerful weapon has become the calculated assassination. The tools of this campaign are rudimentary — ropes, knives, old rifles — but the results have been devastating. By executing those who work or sympathize with the government, the Taliban has made clear that those supporting the American military effort here are risking their lives. Each new death brings more dread in a city of hunters and hunted…”

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