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Afghan Air Force Airstrikes Kill More Than a Dozen Civilians in Herat

HeadlineAug 30, 2017

In Afghanistan, airstrikes have killed more than a dozen civilians in the western province of Herat on Monday. The U.S.-backed Afghan military carried out the strike and initially claimed the victims were Taliban members. But residents say all of the victims were civilians, mostly women and children.

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