He spent a long time in the States as an accountant in VA. He was viewed by the Afghanis as distant due to this, but by all accounts was sincere, committed and thankful of U.S. and allied presence. He was about as effective as a mayor in a “raw” country like Afghanistan could be, from what I’m hearing.
First, Karzai’s half brother, now the mayor. Seems to be a concerted effort at destabilization following the announcement of our exact withdrawal date by our Esteemed Overlord.
I remember reading in an article, recently, that a journalist who visited the town heard the Mayor of Kandahar say that he had not been over to the other side of town in years. Too risky.
From this perspective “they” are going after the neighbors ~ most of the top people in Afghanistan used to live around here.
Obama is the new messiah and will save us all....Ya know ?