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Rockets at Afghan market target French general

Rockets at Afghan market target French general

TAGAB VALLEY, Afghanistan (AP) - Insurgents fired two rockets Monday into a crowded market northeast of Kabul where the head of French forces in Afghanistan was holding a meeting with tribal elders. The attack killed 12 Afghan civilians and wounded at least another 38, the French military said. Lt. Col. Lionel, who can only be identified by his first name in accordance with French military policy, witnessed the attack in the town of Tagab in Kapisa province and said the target had been the meeting, known as a shura, where Brig. Gen. Marcel Druart was read more

NECN | November 16, 2009Watch more videos from NECN

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