Suicide Bomber Kills U.S. Woman in Kabul

[maddezmom]

KABUL, Afghanistan - A purported Taliban militant who set off grenades strapped to his body on a bustling Kabul shopping street killed an American woman and wounded several others Saturday, including three NATO (news - web sites) soldiers, officials and family members said.


The bombing broke a lull in violence in Kabul following a security clampdown for landmark presidential elections that U.S.-backed interim leader Hamid Karzai appeared set to win.


A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the assault, which left the bomber's mutilated body slumped between the soldiers' car and the front of a carpet store.


Also killed in the blast was Jamie Michalsky, 23, who had served in Afghanistan (news - web sites) with the Army Reserves for about a year until late last year, her stepfather, Dan Everson, told The Associated Press.

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2. is this more irony???