NATO crash kills 4; Taliban begin offensive

Sunday, April 28, 2013

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A NATO plane crash in southern Afghanistan killed four international troops Saturday, the same day the Taliban announced its spring offensive and said it will target military and diplomatic sites with suicide bombers and infiltrate enemy forces to conduct deadly insider attacks.

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