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Afghan men watch as special prayers are offered for 13 Afghan troops killed in an ambush this week at Bala Murghab district of Badghis province, Afghanistan,Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Taliban insurgents killed 13 Afghan troops in an ambush of their convoy in northwestern Afghanistan, while NATO-led troops fired on insurgents inside Pakistan, officials said Friday. More than 300 militants attacked the Afghan forces' convoy, which was transporting 47 vehicles for their units in Bala Murghab district of Badghis province late Thursday, said Naeem Khan, a border police official.

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