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Afghan Vice President Survives Deadly Blast

Ayesha Tanzeem

   ISLAMABAD - An attack on Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh in
   Kabul Wednesday morning killed at least 10 people and wounded scores of
   others, mostly pedestrians in the morning rush hour, according to
   officials with Afghanistan's Interior Ministry.

   Officials said the explosion that targeted Saleh's vehicle convoy was
   caused by a planted roadside bomb.

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