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Afghan Vice President Qadir Gunned Down

STAFF | Reuters | July 7, 2002

"Even though Qadir was far from universally popular among Afghanistan's large Pashtun population, his death will further increase the Pashtun's feeling of alienation from the government, which is dominated by ethnic Tajiks."

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