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Soldier faces 17 murder charges in rampage

Associated Press

  March 23, 2012

Al-Qaida’s leader lashed out at Afghan clerics and politicians who support the Kabul government in an audio message posted Thursday. Ayman al-Zawahri called on the backers of President Hamid Karzai’s regime and its NATO allies to switch sides. His 11-minute audio message, posted on militant websites, complained about alleged abuses against the Afghan people.

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