Posted AT 6:28 PM EDT on 06/07/08
Alarm in Kandahar as a local protector is killed
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN — Neighbours woke to the sound of gunfire, then a car horn blaring continuously.
Habibullah Jan lay slumped against the steering wheel of his Toyota Corolla, bullet holes peppering the modern white sedan.
The killing of the 47-year-old parliamentarian on Friday night has deepened the sense of alarm in Kandahar city, as the provincial capital lost another of its local protectors.
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