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Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:56 PM

Published 11/05/2009 by New York Times

Troop Deaths in Afghanistan Stir Outcry in Britain

A victim of Tuesday's attack on British soldiers by an Afghan policeman was brought to a hospital in Helmand Province.

Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other areas of conflict in the post-9/11 era. Go to the Blog » KABUL, Afghanistan The deaths of five British soldiers at the hands of an...

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