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Suicide Bomber Kills Six Afghan Officials

By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
Published November 6, 2007 at 10:00 AM PST
This story was published more than 17 years ago.

A bombing at a sugar factory north of Kabul has killed and injured more than 100 people. Among the dead are six members of parliament, who were touring the plant.

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Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
Special correspondent Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is based in Berlin. Her reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and read at NPR.org. From 2012 until 2018 Nelson was NPR's bureau chief in Berlin. She won the ICFJ 2017 Excellence in International Reporting Award for her work in Central and Eastern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Afghanistan.

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