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April 19, 2010

NATO Killings of Afghan Civilians Increasing
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In Afghanistan, new figures show the number of civilians killed by
US-led NATO troops has more than doubled this year. NATO forces killed
seventy-two civilians in the first three months of 2010, compared to
twenty-nine during the same period in 2009.



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