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October 11, 2016

Afghanistan: Car Bomb Kills 14 in Lashkar Gah
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In Afghanistan, a suicide car bomb has killed at least 14 people in
Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province. Local officials say at
least 10 of the victims were Afghan police officers. This comes as the
Taliban has announced a new offensive to retake control of the
provincial capital. In August, 100 U.S. soldiers were deployed to
Lashkar Gah to fight the Taliban in what was believed to be the first
deployment of U.S. troops to the city since 2014.


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