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US citizen charged with using WMD in Afghanistan

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WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): A New York court on Wednesday indicted a US citizen for allegedly using weapons of mass destruction (WMD) against an American base in Afghanistan.

If convicted, Muhanad Mahmoud Al Farekh, 30, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years in prison and a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.

According to court papers, Farekh assisted in the preparation of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) for use in the attack on the US military base.

On January 19, 2009, two co-conspirators drove . . .

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