How Did A Suicide Bomber Get To Kabul's NATO Headquarters? -- McClatchy News
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan authorities are trying to determine how a suicide bomber breached tight security in Kabul's diplomatic quarter on Saturday and detonated an SUV packed with explosives in front of NATO headquarters five days before the presidential election.
At least seven people died and 91 others were injured by the explosion, according to a Defense Ministry statement.
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A victim was rushed from outside the NATO force’s headquarters and the Ministry of Transportation in Kabul, Afghanistan, after a car bomb exploded. Tyler Hicks/The New York TimesMore News On Afghanistan
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