Category: assasination

Suspect in Haiti Presidential Slaying to Be Extradited to US

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—A former Haitian senator who is one of the main suspects in the slaying of former President Jovenel Moïse agreed Thursday to be extradited to the United States to face charges, his attorney told The Associated Press. It wasn’t immediately clear when John Joël Joseph, who was arrested in Jamaica in January,…


Taliban Assassinate Top Afghan Government Spokesman, Take Control of Provincial Capital

Taliban terrorists ambushed the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday and assassinated the director of a state media center while also taking control of a provincial capital in the province of Nimroz. The murder of Dawa Khan Menapal, who handled the Afghanistan government’s interactions with local as well as foreign media, came as local officials…


Haitian Ambassador: Attack Was By ‘Commandos’

Bocchit Edmond, the Haitian ambassador to the United States, said the attack was carried out by what he described as by “well trained professional commandos” and “foreign mercenaries.” He declined to comment on possible suspects or a possible motive. Haiti has asked the U.S. government for assistance with the investigation of the assassination, which is…