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18 Hour Attack Across Afghanistan
Early morning explosions and heavy gunfire on Monday shook the Afghan capital and three other Afghan provinces. Authorities say more than 30 insurgents were killed in the attacks, as well as some soldiers, police officers and civilians.
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An Afghan National Army soldier near the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) as a NATO helicopter flies over the site of an attack in Jalalabad province April 15, 2012 (Reuters/Parwiz)
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Gunfire and smoke is seen coming out of a building occupied by militants during a battle with Afghan-led forces, in Kabul, Afghanistan April 16, 2012. (AP)
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Afghan special forces on top of a building which was occupied by militants, in Kabul, April 16, 2012. (AP)
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Afghans look at the body of a militant who was shot at a security booth in Kabul, April 16, 2012. (AP)