From: EurasiaDigest (digest@eurasianet.org)
Date: Tue Feb 21 2006 - 10:00:13 EST
THIEVES TARGET BANK VEHICLE IN KABUL
A gang of thieves on 19 February seized $50,000 from a car belonging to Pakistan-based Habib Bank, Pajhwak Afghan News reported. The thieves, who were dressed as policemen, injured the driver and one security guard and reportedly killed another security guard who tried to stop the heist. The daylight robbery in center of Kabul comes at a time when the Afghan government is trying hard to lure foreign investors to Afghanistan, Pajhwak commented. AT
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