Afghan governor survives Taliban attack

KABUL – The governor for Afghanistan's Paktia province escaped unhurt from a Taliban commando-style attack Sunday, his spokesman said, the latest strike of its kind in recent days by the insurgent guerrillas.

Juma Khan Hamdard was in a convoy of vehicles when three suicide bombers began firing at it outside his headquarters in the town of Gardez, the provincial capital of Paktia, near the border with Pakistan, Rohullah Samoon said.

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Nikita Stewart 16 Oct, 2011


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