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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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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    A Dramatic Rise in ADHD Diagnosis
    1. 0:00Deadly Attack in AfghanistanYou’re reading this
    2. 7:51ADHD and America's Drug Culture
    3. 41:45NY State Senator Accused of Trying to Bribe His Way into Mayor's Race
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