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The lawmakers had planned to tour a nearby sugar factory before driving north to Kunduz province.
NPR: Teen Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens in Afghanistan
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The airstrike occurred Thursday after fuel trucks were hijacked by militants in the Kunduz province.
CNN: NATO begins probe into deadly Afghan airstrike
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In Kunduz province, 2012 has been the "most violent on record for women and girls, " with more than a dozen killed.
CNN: What's at stake for Afghan women
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Also last month, four Afghan policemen were jailed for 16 years for raping a young woman in northern Kunduz province this year.
BBC: 'Long way to go' on justice for Afghan women - UN
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The worst incident took place in September 2009 when 91 civilians, including women and children, were killed in an US air strike in Kunduz province.
BBC: UN report of Afghan child casualties false, says Isaf
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The fuel trucks were hijacked late Thursday in Kunduz province and were spotted several hours later on the banks of the Kunduz River, ISAF said.
CNN: NATO begins probe into deadly Afghan airstrike
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In August 2010, the Afghan authorities released a video showing a couple being stoned to death in Northern Kunduz province after a Taliban court found them guilty of adultery.
BBC: Summary amputations: Taliban justice in Afghanistan
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The bomber hit around 6 p.m. local time, just as fans were gathering around the players as they came off the field at the end of the match, said Kunduz province police spokesman Sayed Sarwar Hussaini.
NPR: Bombing Hits Sports Event In Afghanistan, 7 Killed
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NATO's International Security Assistance Forces confirmed that a suicide attack in Kunduz province killed two of its soldiers and five local children, but did not reveal the ISAF soldiers' nationalities, as part of its standing policy.
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