The battles roiling again among regional warlords have been a headache for interim President HAMID KARZAI. A Pashtun, Karzai has endured political sniping from those left out of the
government. Former President BURHANUDDIN
RABBANI, a Tajik, does not command forces but has scattered support. So does former Premier GULBUDDIN HEKMATYAR, a Pashtun. In early May, the CIA tried to assassinate Hekmatyar—whom it considers a dangerous enemy of Karzai as well as of the U.S.—but he escaped the missile attack, which killed several supporters.
The battles roiling again among regional warlords have been a headache for interim President HAMID KARZAI. A Pashtun, Karzai has endured political sniping from those left out of the
government. Former President BURHANUDDIN
RABBANI, a Tajik, does not command forces but has scattered support. So does former Premier GULBUDDIN HEKMATYAR, a Pashtun. In early May, the CIA tried to assassinate Hekmatyar—whom it considers a dangerous enemy of Karzai as well as of the U.S.—but he escaped the missile attack, which killed several supporters.
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