Afghan official says Taliban ambush police convoy, kill 9

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban ambushed a security convoy in western Afghanistan, killing nine policemen, and in Kabul, a would-be attacker died when a bomb he was trying to plant at a private university detonated prematurely, officials said Thursday. According to a councilman in western Farah province, Abdul Samad Salehi, the ambush took place […]

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