Troops Didn’t Try to Kill Minister, Official Says
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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