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Archive Home > 2010 > January > 19 > Brazen Taliban attack brings Afghan capital to a standstill for hours

Brazen Taliban attack brings Afghan capital to a standstill for hours

By Robert H. Reid and Rahim Faiez / The Bulletin
January 19, 2010

KABUL — Taliban militants wearing explosive vests launched a brazen daylight assault Monday on the center of Kabul, with suicide bombings and gunbattles near the presidential palace and other government buildings that paralyzed the city for hours.

Afghan forces along with NATO advisers managed....

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