Taliban attack UN Kabul guesthouse in attempt to upend Afghan runoff

Christian Science Monitor by Julius Cavendish | Oct. 28, 2009 (News Report)

Taliban gunmen stormed a private guesthouse in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in a bloody predawn attack Wednesday that killed six United Nations staff and signaled a clear intent to disrupt the upcoming presidential runoff.

The United States embassy in Kabul confirmed that at least one of the dead was an American. Full Story »

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Topics: Afghanistan, Taliban, Terrorism, United Nations
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Posted by: via Christian Science Monitor - Oct 28, 2009 - 6:28 AM PDT
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Oct 28, 2009 - 6:29 AM PDT
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