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Afghan forces in new uniforms holding old weapons secure the center of Kabul 08 June 2003. German Lt. Col. Thomas Loebbering vowed during a press conference in Kabul 08 June, that the ISAF forces will "not step back a single step" after the killing 07 June of four German peacekeepers. The bodies of four soldiers along with 29 injured German servicemen were air-lifted out of Kabul home to Germany Sunday amid a report that Saturday's suicide-bombing might have been averted. EPA-PHOTO/EPA/STR