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Rose Siding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-04 09:52 PM
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Aid Workers Killed In Afghanistan
(AP) Gunmen killed two Afghans working for a German relief agency in southeastern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, another blow to the country's shaky security in the run-up to October elections.

A field officer and a driver for the Malteser aid group were fatally wounded in the attack Tuesday in Paktia province, said Mohammed Nader Farhad, a spokesman for the U.N.'s refugee agency.

The German group said it suspended its activities in the region.
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The U.S. military warned anew that attacks on soft targets would continue in the run-up to the presidential vote set for Oct. 9, as militants turned away from punishing confrontations with American forces.
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Spokesman Maj. Scott Nelson said earlier Wednesday that a major attack on civilian targets in Kabul was also possible. "We're going to do everything we can to stop them, but that may happen."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/09/11/world/main310701.shtml

Looks like the US is warning folks all over of coming attacks
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