This… is bad.
Kandahar Police Chief Matiullah was killed yesterday during a shootout between Afghan police and an Afghan private security firm said to have been employed by the Coalition.
I'm slammed at work and several serious Afghanistan watchers with a lot more local knowledge than I have [which ain't that hard] are all over this story. So go here to learn more:
http://easterncampaign.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/kandahar-police-chief-killed-and/
http://www.registan.net/index.php/2009/06/29/the-final-straw-slaying-of-kandahar-police-chief-might-be-sympton-of-intractable-problem/
http://twitter.com/strickvl
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