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Afghan policemen gather at the site of an attack on lawmaker Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayaf in the Khaja Musafer area of Paghman district on the outskirts of Kabul on November 20, 2009.
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Afghan policemen gather at the site of an attack on lawmaker Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayaf in the Khaja Musafer area of Paghman district on the outskirts of Kabul, 20 Nov 2009

Afghan MP Escapes Assassination Attempt in Kabul

Five bodyguards killed; earlier suicide bomber kills at least 16 people in southwestern part of country

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