Newly-elected Afghan MP killed

One of Afghanistan's newly-elected parliamentarians has been killed when his armed faction fought a rival group in the country's east, a provincial governor's spokesman says.

Esmatullah Muhabat, who won a Lower House seat for eastern Laghman province, was the first legislator to be killed since the September 18 election for Afghanistan's first national assembly in about three decades.

"Commander Esmatullah Muhabat, who was elected for the parliament, was killed in a factional fighting involving his militia and another armed group," spokesman Hizbullah said.

One of the men in his group was also killed and three others were wounded, Hizbullah says.

The spokesman says he did not know what caused the fighting. The rival group was led by a businessman, he says.

more:http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200512/s1523214.htm

MP's in Afghanistan come with their own armed factions - their own militias....and they settle disagreements with guns - nice.

Guess the MP lost the vote....so to speak.

Amurka invades Iraq. No one knows the real reason, but there is rumor that the invasion was sparked by businessmen.