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Staff resilient after Afghan hospital attack

A Taliban attack wrecked the operating theatre and left 160 staff and patients wounded, but the Maidan Shar hospital has never stopped serving the people of one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan. Duration: 00:36 Oct 1, 2013
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Govt's priority to save criminals till end: RSS on Ordinance to protect convicted leaders

New Delhi, Sep 25 (ANI): After the Union Cabinet on Tuesday, negating a Supreme Court ruling, cleared an ordinance that will protect convicted MPs and MLAs from immediate disqualification, RSS spokesman Ram Madhav said all political parties want criminal out of politics but Governments priority is to save criminals till the end. The union cabinet approved the ordinance which will negate an order of the Supreme Court that disqualified convicted MPs and MLAs immediately even if their appeal is pending in a higher court. The ordinance is set to be signed into law by the President within a couple of days. Sep 25, 2013
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US consulate attack in Herat leaves 3 dead

Herat, Sep 13 (ANI): At least three people were killed and several security guards wounded when insurgents attacked the U.S. consulate in Afghanistan's Herat city on Friday Sep 13, 2013
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Taliban bomb US consulate in Afghanistan

Seven heavily armed Taliban suicide attackers strike the US consulate in the Afghan city of Herat, setting off two car bombs, sparking a shootout with US forces and leaving at least one Afghan guard dead and 18 other people wounded. Duration: 00:42. Sep 13, 2013
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In-Depth: Life and Death of Taliban Attack Victim Sushmita Banerjee

In another grave incident of atrocities against women, Sushmita Banerjee, an Indian author known for her memoir "Kabuliwalar Bangali Bou" (A Kabuliwala's Bengali Wife), in which she wrote about her dramatic escape from the Taliban, was shot dead in Afghanistan outside her home in Paktika province by Taliban militants on Wednesday. Sep 6, 2013