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Well-known Afghan commander among 23 dead in blast
Jul 14th, 2012
A suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday in a wedding hall in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 23 people including a prominent warlord-turned-politician and three Afghan security force officials, in an attack that deals a setback to efforts to unify the nation's ethnic factions, Afghan officials said. (Source: Associated Press) -
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