Topic: Kandahar

U.S.-Backed Kandahar Police Chief Suspected of Mass Murder

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Matthieu Aikins in The Atlantic examines the tactics of a former drug-running warlord

By Uri Friedman

Jul 27, 2011

Kandahar Has Become the Afghan Assassination Capital

A suicide bomber killed Kandahar's mayor on Wednesday

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By Bryan Hood

Apr 2, 2011

More People Die in Afghan Protests Over Koran Burning

Hundreds took to the streets of Taliban-stronghold Kandahar

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