<![CDATA[Taliban Attack Afghan Government Buildings, Killing At Least 20, Before Holbrooke Visit]]>

1.0 link 165893 <![CDATA[Taliban Attack Afghan Government Buildings, Killing At Least 20, Before Holbrooke Visit]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/11/taliban-attack-afghan-gov_n_165893.html KABUL — Taliban militants killed 20 people in a coordinated attack on three government buildings in Kabul Wednesday, launching the assault after sending text messages to the leader of their terror cell in Pakistan, the head of Afghan intelligence said.

The three-pronged attack on government ministries struck the heart of the heavily fortified capital on the eve of a visit by Richard Holbrooke, President Barack Obama's special envoy to the region. It underscored the reach of the Taliban outside their mountainous...

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