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| | US 'kills Bin Laden deputy'American special forces are carrying out attacks inside Afghanistan, amid reports that al-Qaeda leader Muhammed Atef has been killed. |
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Fears grow of Kabul power vacuumDeposed Afghan leader Burhannudin Rabbani is due in Kabul amid efforts aimed at stopping the country slipping back into factional fighting.Crashed plane 'hit turbulence twice'Investigators say Flight 587 which crashed in New York on Monday killing all on board was thrown off course by turbulence from another plane. | |||
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