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Huge Kandahar Blast Kills 43, but Taliban Deny Role

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 26, 2009 9:09 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Taliban spokesman today denied that the group was behind a huge explosion that killed at least 43 and injured 65 more in Kandahar last night. Roughly 40 shops were destroyed in the blast, which went off outside a wedding hall just as people were... Read full story »

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