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At Least 15 Killed in Taliban Assault on Kabul

HeadlineSep 14, 2011

A Taliban-led assault on the U.S. embassy and NATO headquarters in the Afghan capital of Kabul has ended after nearly 24 hours. Armed with rocket-propelled grenades, AK-47s and suicide vests, the attackers had opened fire from a building overlooking the Western compound. At least 11 civilians and four Afghan police officers were killed.

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