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Taliban storms Afghan cities
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Algeria wildfire death toll rises as 25 soldiers killed
The interior ministry said earlier that fires raging east of the capital Algiers had killed at least 7 civilians.
The interior ministry said earlier that fires raging east of the capital Algiers had killed at least 7 civilians.
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