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Eleven killed in Afghan Taliban attack

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  May 18, 2012

At least 11 people died Thursday after Taliban insurgents attacked a provincial governor’s office but were beaten back by security forces, Afghan officials said. The 10 a.m. attack was apparently an attempt to assassinate the governor of western Farah province, Mohammad Akram Khapalwak, who was in his office at the time, and the insurgents once again resorted to the ruse of disguising themselves as Afghan police officers, according to the police security chief for the province, Mohammad Ghaus Malyaar.

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