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(Boston Globe) "Preying on a weak government and rising public concerns about security, the Taliban are enjoying a military resurgence in Afghanistan and are now staging attacks just outside the capital....

"The Taliban ability to sustain fighting cells north and south of Kabul is an ominous development and a significant lapse in security," .....

(AP) "A suicide bomber wearing an Afghan army uniform set off a huge explosion Saturday while trying to board a military bus in Kabul, killing 30 people, most of them soldiers, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility.

The blast which also wounded 30 people...."

(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)