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Blast outside U.S. security firm kills 12 Afghans
18 Aug 2007 05:10:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Aug 18 (Reuters) - An explosion outside a base of a U.S. security firm on Saturday killed 12 people in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, witnesses said.

The blast happened close to a highway to the western outskirts of Kandahar city, they said.

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A South Korean hostage sits in a vehicle after being released in the city of Ghazni August 29, 2007. Taliban insurgents freed 12 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Wednesday, a day after reaching a deal with Korean and Indonesian negotiators on the release of the 19 Christian volunteers.


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