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U.S.-led coalition kills 76 Afghan civilians-ministry
22 Aug 2008 16:19:58 GMT
Source: Reuters
KABUL, Aug 22 (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition forces killed 76 Afghan civilians in western Afghanistan on Friday, most of them women and children, the Afghan Interior Ministry said.

"Seventy-six civilians, most of them women and children, were martyred today in a coalition forces operation in Herat province," the ministry said in a statement. (Writing by Jon Hemming; Editing by Giles Elgood)


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