Suicide bomber kills former president Rabbani, file; Obama, Karzai

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AP TELEVISION ++NIGHT SHOTS++ Kabul - 20 September 2011 1. Various of security forces on road by former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani''s home 2. Security forces on road, UPSOUND of sirens 3. Police in the back of the truck, zoom in of police with gun 4. Security vehicles driving towards Rabbani''s home 5. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Fazel Karim Aimaq, Former Afghan parliament member and personal friend to Rabbani: "He (the attacker) had placed the explosives in his turban and while paying respect to His Excellency (Rabbani), he put his head on Rabbani''s chest and blew up his explosives and as a result His Excellency was martyred and this was the incident." 6. VIP convoy passing, AUDIO sirens 7. Security forces on road near Rabbani''s home 8. Mid of security force 9. Security outside Rabbani''s home 10. VIP convoy heading towards Rabbani''s home, UPSOUND sirens 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Shukria Barakzai, Afghan MP: "We are suffering, we are fed up from such a situation. We deserve to live as other peoples in the world. We don''t want our children to see such pictures on the TV. We don''t want to stop the whole peace process, we have to continue, we have to." AP TELEVISION Kabul - 20 September 2011 12. Ambulance near Rabbani''s home POOL New York - 20 September 2011 ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++ 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President: "We received some tragic news today that President Rabbani, who had been heading up the reconciliation process, was killed in a suicide attack. He was a man who cared deeply about Afghanistan and had been a valued adviser to President Karzai, had made enormous contributions to rebuilding the country. So it is a tragic loss. We wanted to extend our heartfelt condolences to you, his family and the people of Afghanistan. But Mr President I think we both believe that despite this incident we will not be deterred from creating a path where Afghans can live in freedom and safety and security and prosperity." AP TELEVISION FILE - New Delhi, 14 July 2011 14. Wide of former Afghan President and Chairman of High Peace Council Burhanuddin Rabbani and Indian Minister for External Affairs S.M. Krishna walking toward flags and shaking hands POOL New York - 20 September 2011 ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++ 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan President: "The mission that he had undertaken was vital, Mr President, for the Afghan people and for the security of our country, for the peace of country. And we will miss him very, very much. I don''t think, Mr President, that we can fill his place easily. He was among the few people in Afghanistan with the distinction that we cannot easily find in societies. It''s a terrible loss but, as you rightly say, this will not deter us from continuing on the path that we have and will definitely succeed." AP TELEVISION FILE: Kabul - 10 Oct 2010 16. Karzai and then newly appointed chairman for Afghan High Peace Council, former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, on Karzai''s left 17. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Burhanuddin Rabbani, Afghan High Peace Council chairman: "Peace is not impossible. We will achieve it with the help of God, but we need each others support and hard work. I am hopeful that this difficult task, which we have been appointed with, will become easy for us and we will be able to take a step forward for the welfare of our people and stability in our country." 18. Mid of gathering STORYLINE: Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, who headed a government peace council set up to facilitate contacts with Taliban insurgents, was assassinated on Tuesday by a suicide bomber concealing explosives in his turban, officials said. Four of Rabbani''s bodyguards also died and a key presidential adviser was wounded. Rabbani is an ethnic Tajik. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/508b133d18f17ee767f5961df7c6ce00 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork