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A spike in American deaths and attacks by Afghan allies have stirred fresh doubts about the prospects for the U.S. plan to leave a capable Afghan government in place when most troops depart after more than a decade of war.
A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into the gates of a NATO base and airport in Afghanistan on Monday, triggering a blast that killed nine Afghans. The Taliban claimed the attack was revenge for U.S. troops burning copies of the Quran.