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October 9, 2009

America's Favorite Rogue State

Gordon Chang, Forbes

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On Oct. 8, a suicide bomber killed 17 people and wounded at least 63 in Kabul, outside the Indian embassy, by detonating a sport utility vehicle packed with explosives. Indian authorities believe the blast was directed against their compound. A Taliban spokesman has claimed responsibility for the incident and has confirmed that the group's target was New Delhi's mission.

The mission was also the target of a bombing in July 2008. Then, two senior Indian diplomats were killed along with 56 others in what has been described as the Afghan war's deadliest attack in Kabul.

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