For Afghan Officials, Facing Prospect of Death Is in the Job Description - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — There are so many ways for an Afghan official to die: car bombs, suicide attacks, a volley of bullets or, in the case of one particularly enterprising assassin, a handgun hidden in the sole of a shoe. - For Afghan Officials, Prospect of Death Comes With Territory ...
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