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May 17, 2016

Afghanistan: Thousands Flood Capital over Route of Electric Power Line
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In Afghanistan, a massive demonstration over better access to electrical
power gripped the capital Kabul Monday. Security forces tried to block
routes to the presidential palace with shipping containers. Thousands of
members of Afghanistan's Hazara minority took to Kabul's streets to
demand that a planned power line pass through provinces with large
Hazara populations.
Topics:Afghanistan

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