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Afghan governor dies in suicide blast near Kabul
13 Sep 2008 05:27:19 GMT
Source: Reuters
KABUL, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The governor of Afghanistan's Logar province was killed in a suicide attack near Kabul on Saturday, police said.

Abdullah Wardak was killed outside his house in Paghman, which lies some 20 km (12 miles) west of the capital.

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