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Afghanistan – 8 Afghan security officials suspended over assassination attempt against Karzai (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

8 Afghan security officials suspended over assassination attempt against Karzai (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
KABUL – Afghanistan’s top civilian counterterrorism official has been suspended in connection with last month’s attempted assassination of President Hamid Karzai.

Senior Afghan generals suspended for Karzai attack (Deepika)
KABUL, May 12 (Reuters) Many senior generals from Afghanistan’s armed forces have been suspended from duty and are being questioned over last month’s botched attack on President Hamid Karzai, an official said today.

8 Afghan security officials suspended over attack against Karzai (EARTHtimes.org)
Kabul – Eight Afghan senior security officials have been suspended by the country’s attorney general over an attack against Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a military parade in Kabul late last month, an official said on Monday. Karzai survived t…

Afghan security chiefs suspended after Karzai attack (Guardian Unlimited)
Afghanistan’s top civilian counterterrorism official and the chief of police in Kabul suspended from their posts after an assassination attempt on the country’s president, Hamid Karzai, officials said today

8 Afghan security officials suspended after attack on Karzai (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Afghanistan’s top civilian counterterrorism official and Kabul’s police chief are among eight security officials who have been suspended from their posts following a recent assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai, authorities said Monday.

AFGHANISTAN: Can condoms fulfil multiple expectations? (IRIN)
KABUL, 6 May 2008 (IRIN) – Millions of condoms will be distributed across Afghanistan in 2008 in a new drive to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, reduce maternal mortality and improve family planning, aid agencies and the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said.