AFGHANISTAN - April 15 - Four US Soldiers Killed Near Kandahar.

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Huge five-sided building (1941–43) in Arlington, Va., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense. Designed by George Edwin Bergstrom, it was, on its completion, the world's largest office building, covering 34 acres (14 hectares) and offering officials, at least four US soldiers are killed and others are missing when the ordnance they are trying to destroy explodes near Kandahar. The chief spokesman for the regional government Yusuf Pashtun says the explosion occurred next to the compound of former Taliban leader Mullah mullah

Muslim title applied to a scholar or religious leader, especially in the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. It means “lord” and has also been used in North Africa as an honorific attached to the name of a king, sultan, or member of the nobility. Mohammad Omar Individuals named Mohammad Omar, or a variant thereof, include:

Mohammad Omar (prince), half-brother of the emir of Afghanistan, circa 1900.
Mohammed Omar, leader of the Taliban

. Afghan guard Ramatullah said US troops were collecting weapons and ammunition found during searches of former Taliban armouries in the area over the last few days. He reported hearing a series of six blasts. The accident occurred during a period of increased combat activity as winter draws to a close in the Afghan mountains, enabling fighters to move more freely in the rugged terrain.

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Publication:	APS Diplomat Recorder
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Apr 20, 2002
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