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Afghan policeman patrols the road where a bank building was attacked by gunmen in Kabul
19 Aug 2009
Source: Reuters
 
An Afghan policeman patrols the road where a bank building was attacked by gunmen in Kabul August 19, 2009. Gunmen stormed a bank building in the Afghan capital and battled police for hours on Wednesday on the eve of a cliffhanger election which the Taliban has vowed to disrupt. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT POLITICS)
REUTERS/AHMAD MASOOD


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