Kandahar Attacks Are A Warning To NATO, Says Afghanistan Taliban -- Christian Science Monitor
An Afghanistan Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated Kandahar attacks Saturday, saying they were a warning to NATO, which will soon focus on securing Kandahar City and its approaches.
The sudden explosive violence its inhabitants have learned to live with gripped Kandahar City in southern Afghanistan again Saturday as militants launched a series of coordinated attacks in an attempted jailbreak.
More than 35 people were killed and more than 50 wounded in five blasts as Afghanistan Taliban suicide bombers targeted the jail and police headquarters in the Kandahar attacks. Most of the casualties were civilians, including members of a wedding party celebrating near the police headquarters.
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Taliban: Kandahar bombings a 'warning' to NATO -- AP
Kandahar blasts were warning to US and Nato - Taliban -- BBC
Taliban Web site claims Afghan blasts were 'message' to U.S. general -- CNN
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Taliban launch suicide attacks in attempted prison break -- Montreal Gazette
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Fresh reports surface of Taliban-al Qaeda rift -- Reuters
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Local Taliban officials may ignore leader's ethics code -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
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Taliban launch suicide attacks in attempted prison break -- Montreal Gazette
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Al-Qaeda has "blown it" and is now under pressure: Holbrooke -- AFP
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A cautionary tale -- Globe And Mail
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Taliban distancing themselves from Al Qaeda: experts --Dawn
Al-Qaeda has "blown it" and is now under pressure: Holbrooke -- AFP
Local Taliban officials may ignore leader's ethics code -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
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A cautionary tale -- Globe And Mail
Afghanistan's new great game: The undeclared wars within the war -- Deutsche Welle
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