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Civilians die in Afghan air crash - Aljazeera.net border=

Civilians die in Afghan air crash - Aljazeera.net

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A civilian helicopter carrying supplies to Nato-led forces has crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing six Ukrainians on board and a child on the ground, officials have said. The helicopter erupted into flames on Tuesday in the Sangin district of …
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Six die in copter crash, Afghan war toll mounts - Reuters border=

Six die in copter crash, Afghan war toll mounts - Reuters

Reuters
KABUL, July 14 (Reuters) - Six Ukrainians supplying British troops in Afghanistan were killed in a helicopter crash on Tuesday and two US Marines and an Italian soldier were killed in what could become the bloodiest month in the …
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Britain denies cutting corners on Afghan troops - Reuters

Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government denied on Tuesday that cost-cutting had influenced its decision on how many troops to send to Afghanistan in a campaign that has turned increasingly bloody and is rising up the political agenda. …
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Afghan truck bomb kills 25: police - AFP border=

Afghan truck bomb kills 25: police - AFP

AFP
KABUL (AFP) — An overturned truck rigged with explosives blew up on a crowded road south of the Afghan capital, killing 25 people including many school children, Afghan officials said. The truck, loaded with firewood and apparently overturned …
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Afghan civilian deaths: Who is to blame? - Los Angeles Times border=

Afghan civilian deaths: Who is to blame? - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times
Nuria, 7, rests in the burn unit of Herat Regional Hospital in Afghanistan after she and her two sisters were badly burned May 4 in US airstrikes during clashes with the Taliban in the village of Garani, in Bala Baluk district of Farah province.
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