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Suicide bombers attacked in the heart of Kabul on Friday, triggering a series of explosions and gunbattles that killed at least 17 people in an area that's home to small residences and touristic hotels. Kabul, Afganistan. 26th February 2010.

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Seventeen dead in Afghanistan suicide attacks - Kabul

Suicide bombers attacked in the heart of Kabul on Friday, triggering a series of explosions and gunbattles that killed at least 17 people in an area...

by abdulhaq Omeri in Afghanistan on 26/02/2010

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