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Trump ends requirement that CIA report drone strike casualties

A US Predator drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport in Afghanistan. [AFP]

US President Donald Trump revoked a policy Wednesday that required the Central Intelligence Agency to account for civilian deaths from drone strikes.

The move reversed a two-year-old order by his predecessor Barack Obama, who came under pressure for greater transparency after sharply increasing the use of drones for targeted attacks in military and counterterrorism operations.

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