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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 30 > Taliban’s stepped-up attacks on Afghan highways sow fear

Taliban’s stepped-up attacks on Afghan highways sow fear

By Lori Hinnant / The Bulletin
September 30, 2009

KABUL " Taliban militants are spreading the paths of fear along Afghanistan's highways with stepped-up checkpoints, hijackings and bombs " including one Tuesday that killed at least 30 bus passengers in the south.

Afghan authorities say the attacks, often carried out by only a handful....

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