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March 28, 2012

Afghan Soldiers Arrested for Plotting Defense Ministry Attack 
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More than a dozen Afghan soldiers have been arrested on suspicion of
plotting a major attack inside the Afghan Defense Ministry in Kabul. The
Defense Ministry was placed under lock-down on Tuesday after suicide
vests were found inside its fortified compound. The arrests follow a
spate of attacks by Afghan soldiers against members of the U.S.-led NATO
occupation force. Afghan troops have been responsible for one-third of
all U.S. troops deaths in Afghanistan this year.



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