The January 2010 Kabul attack was a suicide bombing and gun attack which occurred in central

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for several hours on 18 January 2010.

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gunmen attacked the

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and several

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buildings. Two

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s, two

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s and a bank were also targeted by the attackers. Twelve people were killed in the attack: two

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s, three members of security forces and seven Taliban fighters (at least two of whom were suicide bombers); 71 other people were wounded. According to a statement on a Taliban website, the nearby

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and government buildings were the intended target for the attack and that 20 of their members committed the attack.

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