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‘Author Sushmita was killed by Pak Taliban’
February 17, 2014 4:44 am
Banerjee was killed on September 4, 2013 at her in-laws’ house in Afghanistan’s Paktika province.
‘Author Sushmita was murdered by Pak Taliban’
February 17, 2014 3:25 am
Though the Taliban in Afghanistan had initially denied its involvement, a splinter group later claimed the responsibility.
Indian author who wrote on her escape from the Taliban shot dead in Afghanistan
September 06, 2013 3:34 am
Banerjee was married to Afghan businessman Jaanbaz Khan.
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