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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:30 AM

Published 07/05/2009 by Philadelphia Inquirer


The Taliban strikes back in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Insurgents armed with rockets, mortars, and a truck bomb staged an unusual frontal attack on a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, killing two American soldiers and forcing the defenders to call in air strikes to avoid being overrun.

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