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malaise

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Sat Jan 18, 2014, 04:04 PM Jan 2014

21 persons killed at a restaurant in Kabul

Three UN workers, the head of the IMF in Afghanistan and two Americans are among the dead. The Americans work with the American University in Kabul.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/18/two-britons-killed-kabul-restaurant-attack-taliban
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Two Britons and two Americans were among at least 21 people killed when a suicide bomber and gunmen attacked one of Kabul's most popular restaurants.

The head of the International Monetary Fund's Afghanistan office and three UN staff of the were also killed in the attack on Friday evening, along with the Lebanese restaurant owner, several Afghans, and two Canadians.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in the well protected district in Kabul where most foreign workers live and work.

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21 persons killed at a restaurant in Kabul (Original Post) malaise Jan 2014 OP
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