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Gun attack at Kabul ‘CIA compound’, 2 hurt
KABUL: A compound in Kabul used by the US’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) came under attack Sunday, officials said, the latest in a series of assaults in the Afghan capital. Afghan interior ministry spokesman Siddiq Siddiqui said police had heard “a couple of minutes” of gunfire from inside the Ariana Hotel compound at around 9.15pm…
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NATO extends Libyan campaign for up to three months
NATO agreed Wednesday to extend its air-and-sea campaign in Libya for up to 90 days as the country’s new rulers try to dislodge well-armed Moammar Gaddafi loyalists who are holding out in several towns. The agreement to extend the U.N.-mandated mission to protect civilians, of which NATO took full command on March 31, came at…