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Explosion rocks Afghan capital, eight hurt
22 Dec 2006 07:06:13 GMT
Source: Reuters

KABUL, Dec 22 (Reuters) - A suicide bomb attack on an Afghan member of parliament wounded at least eight people in the capital on Friday, police said.

Five of the wounded were passersby and three were bodyguards of the MP, Padshah Khan Zadran. No further details were immediately available.

The city was hit by a series of suicide attacks between August and October that killed several people, mainly civilians.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a news conference in Kabul January 16, 2007. Taliban fighters have stepped up attacks from Pakistan into Afghanistan and are taking advantage of a deal between the Pakistani government and local tribes that was billed as an effort to reduce the threat, U.S. military officials said on Tuesday.