Troops restore calm to shattered KabulBut 3 women are gunned down in north

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: May 31, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Carlotta Gall
International Herald Tribune
05-31-2006
The Afghan capital returned to calm Tuesday after a frenzy of violence Monday that the police said left 12 people dead, including a policeman, and 138 wounded.Afghan troops were deployed across the capital, sitting on armored personnel carriers at main intersections, and General Jamil Junbish, the city's police chief, said a curfew would be enforced for a second night.More violence was reported in northern Afghanistan, meanwhile, as three Afghan social workers and their driver were shot and killed on a village road in Jowzjan Province. ...

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