7,000 police blanket Kabul before holiday

Monday, August 18, 2008

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Afghan police ordered 7,000 officers onto the streets of Kabul to guard against attacks on senior leaders during Independence Day celebrations today, responding to signs of the Taliban's growing strength near the capital.

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