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February 13, 2017

U.N.: 26 People Killed in NATO & U.S. Airstrikes, the Majority Women & Children
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In Afghanistan, at least 26 people died in U.S. and NATO-led airstrikes
in Helmand Province last week. The United Nations says the majority of
victims were women and children. The deadliest strikes were on Thursday
and Friday, when as many as 18 civilians, the majority women and
children, were killed.


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