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Deadly Attack in Afghanistan

Forty-four people are dead in western Afghanistan in one of the Taliban's most deadly attacks in 10 years of warfare. It involved two suicide bombers and the killing of hostages in the basement of a provincial courthouse. Azam Ahmed reports from Kabul for the New York Times .

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Forty-four people are dead in western Afghanistan in one of the Taliban's most deadly attacks in 10 years of warfare. It involved two suicide bombers and the killing of hostages in the basement of a provincial courthouse. Azam Ahmed reports from Kabul for the New York Times.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times

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    Azan Ahmed

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