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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 19 > Attacks rock Kabul as election nears

Attacks rock Kabul as election nears

By Joshua Partlow / The Bulletin
August 19, 2009

KABUL " A suicide bomber blew up a car near a NATO convoy on the dusty outskirts of Kabul on Tuesday, while mortars or rockets struck near the presidential palace, in the latest spasm of violence ahead of Thursday's presidential election.

The car bomb exploded about 1 p.m. near a convoy by....

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