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                       Afghan MP Survives Suicide Bombing

   by VOA News

   A female member of Afghanistan's parliament has survived a suicide
   bombing that claimed the lives of at least three bystanders and wounded
   more than 10 others, including the lawmaker.

   Police say Shukria Barakzai was traveling in a convoy through Kabul
   Sunday when the bomber detonated explosives. Authorities say Barakzai
   was slightly wounded in the attack, but is in good condition.

   The women's rights advocate is a strong supporter of President Ashraf
   Ghani.

   The bombing in the Afghan capital was the latest attack on a member of
   the U.S.-backed Afghan government, which is fighting an insurgency led
   by the Taliban.
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