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51 dead, 35 injured in Kandahar airport assault

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KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): More than 50 people, including 14 Taliban attackers, were killed after the insurgents stormed the airport in southern Kandahar province in a brazen attack that lasted 20 hours, officials said on Wednesday.

Another 35 people were injured during the attack that began late on Tuesday when Taliban gunmen laced with hand grenades, light and heavy weapons managed to enter the airport complex through the main entrance.

The attackers took positions in three locations --- a school, a servant quarters and the bazaar --- between the civil . . .

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