ɹˈeɪ ɹˌɪviˈɛɹə, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪnðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ fˈoːɹ, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt sˈæbɑːɹz kˈɪlɪŋ kˈeɪm dʒˈʌst tˈuː dˈeɪz ˈæftɚ kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən fˈoːɹsᵻz hæd pɹˈɑːmɪst ðɪ æfɡˈænɪstˌæn hˈaɪ pˈiːs kˈaʊnsəl ðæt ðeɪ wʊd kwˈɪt hɚɹˈæsɪŋ hˌɪm.
Ray Riviera, writing in the New York Times on September 4, 2011, reported that Sabar's killing came just two days after coalition forces had promised the Afghanistan High Peace Council that they would quit harassing him.