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Smoke rises from the Kabul airport after an attack in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 3, 2014. An Afghan official says militants fired two rockets into the military side of the Kabul airport, striking President Hamid Karzai's helicopter as it sat on the tarmac. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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EU urges wider fraud probe in Afghan elections

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July 3, 2014 6:33 pm

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers prepare to remove a destroyed military bus at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 2, 2014. A suicide bomber attacked the air force bus in Afghanistan's capital early Wednesday, killing at least four people, security officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Suicide bomber kills 11 in Afghan capital

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July 2, 2014 5:19 pm

Afghanistan's presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, center, waves to his supporters during a protest against election fraud in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June 27, 2014. Afghanistan's security situation has been complicated by a political crisis stemming from allegations of massive fraud in the recent election to replace President Hamid Karzai, the only leader the country has known since the Taliban regime was ousted nearly 13 years ago. Abdullah Abdullah, one of two candidates who competed a runoff vote on June 14 suspended his relations with the Independent Election Commission after he accused electoral officials of engineering extensive vote rigging, allegations they have denied. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

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Thousands of Afghans protest alleged vote fraud

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June 27, 2014 3:50 pm

Afghanistan's presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah talks to the phone during his campaign rally in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June 6, 2014. The Afghan Interior Ministry says a suicide bomber and a roadside bomb struck the convoy as it left a campaign event at a wedding hall in the capital Kabul, killing several civilians but leaving the candidate himself unharmed. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

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Afghan candidate escapes assassination attempt

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June 6, 2014 7:10 pm

FILE - In this file image taken from video obtained from Voice Of Jihad Website, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, right, stands with a Taliban fighter in eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban said Friday, June 6, 2014, that Bergdahl was treated well during the five years they held him captive and was even allowed to play soccer with the men holding him. (AP Photo/Voice Of Jihad Website via AP video, File)

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Taliban says captured US soldier was treated well

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June 6, 2014 2:26 pm

Afghani presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, center, talks to his colleagues aboard a helicopter heading to a campaign rally in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 3, 2014. The second round of Afghanistan's presidential election will take place on June 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

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Former warlord endorses Abdullah in Afghan vote

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June 3, 2014 5:10 pm

Afghanistan's National Army soldiers stand guard during their graduation ceremony at the Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

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Attacks in Afghanistan kill 3 Turks, 3 Afghans

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June 2, 2014 12:20 pm

An Afghanistan's National Army (ANA) soldier fires his weapon at the site of a clash between insurgents and security forces over Indian Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, Friday, May 23, 2014. Gunmen armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the Indian Consulate in western Afghanistan's Herat province Friday, an assault that injured no diplomatic staff, police said. Indian officials said there had been a threat against its diplomats in Afghanistan, but gave no other details. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi)

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Gunmen attack Indian Consulate in Afghanistan

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May 23, 2014 10:40 am

Police say Taliban kidnap 27 Afghan officers

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Police say Taliban kidnap 27 Afghan officers

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May 22, 2014 11:14 am

Car bomb kills 13 at Afghanistan checkpoint

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Car bomb kills 13 at Afghanistan checkpoint

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May 1, 2014 3:55 pm

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