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Eight foreigners and two Afghans have been found shot dead next to abandoned vehicles in the north-eastern Afghan province of Badakhshan, officials say. The dead foreigners are believed to be six Americans, one Briton and a German, who worked for an international charity providing eye care and medical help. Their vehicles were discovered a day after contact was lost with them. Local police said robbery might have been the motive. However, the Taliban have said they were behind the attack. Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said bibles translated into Dari had been found. "Yesterday at around 0800 (0330 GMT), one...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Taliban commanders have held a meeting with their supreme leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar, to plan their armed campaign against U.S. forces, a purported spokesman said. The spokesman, who said his name was Sayed Hamid Agha, telephoned Associated Press reporters in Afghanistan and Pakistan on Sunday and read out a statement. "Over the last few days we established a shura (council) under the leadership of Mullah Omar," Agha said. "The shura appointed four committees - military, political, cultural and economic to regulate all relevant matters." One of the two AP reporters recognized the man's voice and knew...