Former president of Afghanistan killed in blast 20.09.11
8The former president of Afghanistan, Burhanuddin Rabbani, has been killed in a bomb attack at his home in Kabul.
He was meeting two members of the Taliban at his home at the time of the blast, officials said.
It is unclear if they were involved in the attack.
Mr Rabbani was chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council which leads Afghan efforts to negotiate with the Taliban.
Mr Rabbani also led the main political opposition in the country.
The blast on Tuesday evening comes just days after a six militants armed with heavy weapons took over a building close to the U.S. Embassy and the ISAF headquarters in Kabul and carried out an attack.
The 20-hour battle left five police officers and 11 civilians dead.
No embassy or ISAF staff were hurt.