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KABUL, Afghanistan - Insurgents launched a brazen pre-dawn assault today against the giant U.S.-run Bagram Air Field one day after a suicide bomber struck a U.S. convoy in the capital of Kabul, killing 18 people. The Kabul dead included five American troops and a Canadian and was the deadliest attack on NATO in the Afghan capital in eight months.
The back-to-back attacks appeared part of a Taliban offensive that the insurgents announced earlier this month - even as the U.S. and its partners prepare for a major operation to restore order in the turbulent south. The insurgent attacks against both the capital and a major American military installation show the militants are prepared to strike at the heart of the American-led mission.See the full content of this document
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Taliban Launch Attack On Bagram Air Field
A U.S. statement said seven insurgents had been killed so far d...
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