Troops Didn’t Try to Kill Minister, Official Says
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From Times Wire Reports
Shots fired near the Afghan defense minister were not an assassination attempt as first thought but the result of a dispute among soldiers, a ministry spokesman said.
Shots were fired toward Abdul Rahim Wardak’s vehicle Saturday shortly after he had left the car at Kabul airport to catch a helicopter flight. Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Moham med Zahir Azimi said an investigation had determined the firing was the result of an argument.
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