U.S. Embassy Attacked in Kabul

U.S. Embassy Attacked in Kabul
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City Center
Smoke rises in the distance from buildings in Kabul's city center on Sept. 13, 2011. The attack began when about half a dozen insurgents took over a building under construction and began firing toward the U.S. embassy and the adjacent NATO headquarters.

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