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More civilians now killed by US, Afghan forces than by insurgents: UN

During the first three months of 2019, international and pro-government forces were responsible for the deaths of 305 civilians, most from air strikes or from search operations on the ground. [Picture: AFP]

Afghan civilians are for the first time being killed in greater numbers by US and pro-government forces than by the Taliban and other insurgent groups, a UN report released Wednesday revealed.

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