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Map locates Farah, Afghanistan, where a suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives
By KATHY GANNON

KABUL (AP) — A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an...

Prosecutors plan commission case in Cole bombing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Military prosecutors said Friday they plan to seek new charges against the alleged mastermind of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole.

The announcement follows...

Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan

KABUL (AP) — A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a...

Police say Afghan lawmaker survives bombing

KABUL (AP) — Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul.

Abdul Razaq, chief police...

Suicide bomber kills 13 in western Afghanistan

KABUL (AP) — An Afghan police official says the death toll from a suicide bombing in western Afghanistan has increased to 13.

Chief of police of Farah province, Gen....

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KABUL (AP) — Afghan police say death toll from suicide bombing in western Afghanistan increases to 13.

Afghan police say death toll from suicide bombing in western Afghanistan increases to 13

KABUL (AP) — Afghan police say death toll from suicide bombing in western Afghanistan increases to 13.

2 US service members killed in Afghan explosion

KABUL (AP) — NATO says two U.S. service members have been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan.

Lt. Col. Todd Vician says the two were killed by a bomb explosion in Zabul...

19 killed in courthouse bombing in NW Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed 19 people Thursday outside a courthouse in...

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — TV reports say bomb explodes close to courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, casualties feared.

TV reports say bomb explodes close to courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, casualties feared, AS

ISLAMABAD (AP) — TV reports say bomb explodes close to courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, casualties feared.

Bomb targeting police chief wounds 6 in Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a bomb targeting a police chief's vehicle in southwestern Pakistan has killed one person and injured six others.

Officer Mohammed Zaman says...

Bombing at police station in Pakistan kills 4

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pickup truck laden with explosives blew up outside a police station in northwestern Pakistan on...

French forces: Rockets kill 3 at Afghan market

TAGAB VALLEY, Afghanistan (AP) — Insurgents fired two rockets Monday into a crowded market northeast of Kabul where the head of French forces in Afghanistan...

Bombing at police station in Pakistan kills 3

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pickup truck laden with explosives attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing at...

Blasts rock Russian ammunition depot, 2 killed

MOSCOW (AP) — Huge explosions and flames ripped through a Russian military arsenal for hours, killing two firefighters and sending personnel fleeing to a bomb shelter to wait out...

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police: Suicide attacker carried out car bombing in northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar.

Police: Suicide attacker carried out car bombing in northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, AS

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police: Suicide attacker carried out car bombing in northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar.

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say car bomb kills 7 people in northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.

Police say car bomb kills 7 people in northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, AS

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say car bomb kills 7 people in northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.

Russian says troops kill 20 militants in Chechnya

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) — Government forces have killed more than 20 militants in Chechnya, and a bomb blast at a cemetery in a neighboring province killed three relatives visiting the...

Blasts rock Russian ammunition depot, 2 killed

MOSCOW (AP) — Huge explosions and flames ripped through a Russian military arsenal for hours on Friday, killing two firefighters and sending personnel fleeing to a bomb shelter to...