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Dozens Buried In Afghanistan Avalanches

Published - Feb 10 2010 02:37 AM

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Heavy winds and rain set off 17 avalanches that buried more than two miles of highway at a high-altitude pass in the Hindu Kush mountain range, entombing hundreds of cars and cutting off Kabul’s heavily traveled link to northern Afghanistan, ... Read Full Story

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