<h1 style="color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin: 7.5pt 0in 0.0001pt; border: none; padding: 0in; font-family: times new roman, serif;">''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:1;background:white"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">In Afghanistan, at least 10 peoplewere killed in a suicide attack close to a government ministry in the capitalKabul today. Officials said, a suicide bomber targeted the gate of the Ministryof Rural Rehabilitation and Development in Darulaman as staff members were leavingfor the day. </span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:1;background:white"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">Earlier today, theUnited Nations reported a record number of civilian deaths from the conflict inAfghanistan with a 22 percent jump in casualties from suicide attacks duringthe first half of the year.</span></p><br />''</h1>