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Afghan ‘girl-in-green’ revisits Ashura massacre site

In a brave gesture of defiance against suicide bombers, Afghanistan’s “girl-in-green” on Saturday revisited the scene of a Shiite Muslim holy-day massacre that made her image world famous. Tarana Akbari, now 13, was pictured screaming in horror among piles of bodies moments after a suicide bomber killed 80 people at…

Suicide bombers kill 18, wound 35 in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Eighteen people were killed and 35 were wounded on Thursday during an insurgent attack on government buildings in Afghanistan’s volatile southern Uruzgan province, a senior health official said. “Up to now 18 people have been killed and 35 have been wounded, including military personnel and civilians.…