Taliban Strike In Kabul Shows Insurgency’s Growing Reliance On High-Profile Attacks In Afghan Capital -- Washington Post
KABUL — The Taliban attack in Kabul on Saturday that killed at least 12 Americans, a Canadian and four Afghans highlights the insurgents’ growing reliance on high-profile bombings in the capital and targeted assassinations that seem designed to destroy Afghans’ confidence in their struggling government.
A vehicle laden with explosives swerved into an armored U.S. military bus, resulting in one of the deadliest strikes aimed at Americans in Kabul in the past decade, according to U.S. military and Afghan officials.
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Attack Near UN Offices in Southern Afghanistan Kills 5 -- Voice of America
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