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Suicide Bomber Strikes NATO Convoy In Afghanistan

by Quil Lawrence, NPR
May 18, 2010

A Taliban militant crashed his explosives-laden car into a NATO convoy in the heart of Kabul, killing six Western soldiers -- five of them American -- and a dozen Afghans. It was the first major attack in the capital since February.

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  • All Things Considered, May 18, 2010
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