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Sunday, February 5, 2012

UN: "Record civilian death toll in Afghan war last year"

"A record number civilians were killed in Afghanistan's decade-long war last year, with a dramatic rise in the number of deaths from suicide attacks, the United Nations reported today.
    
A total of 3,021 civilians died -- mostly at the hands of insurgents -- up eight percent from 2,790 in 2010, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in its annual report."


from hurriyet daily news...

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