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His earlier comments have provoked criticism from opposition politicians.

Internet and telecom services are being restored in Afghanistan after a nationwide shutdown by the Taliban government provoked widespread condemnation.

They didn’t plan the killing ahead of time, Echeverria told the informant, but were provoked when one of them said, “F— 18th Street.”

What's more, their congressional leaders provoked the ire of left-wing activists for backing down during the last budget bout in March.

The attempts made by England's representatives to articulate the magnitude of their achievement provoked much laughter.