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Afghanistan air strike 'kills civilians' at religious school

AnAfghanmilitaryairstriketargetingtheTalibaninnorthernKunduzprovinceisreportedtohavekilledcivilians.Eyewitnessessaidthathelicopterstargetedagatheringatareligiou

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9 Afghan soldiers killed in camp attack in southern province

AtleastnineAfghanarmysoldierswerekilledand20otherswoundedafterTalibanmilitantsattackedanarmycampinUruzganprovince,southofAfghanistan,alocalofficialsaidTuesday."

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Afghan soldiers defuse 51 improvised bombs within day: gov't

TheAfghanarmyfoundanddefused51roundsoflandminesandImprovisedExplosiveDevices(IEDs)withinaday,DefenseMinistrysaidonMonday."TheAfghanNationalArmy(ANA)engineeringt

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U.S. provides over 2 mln USD for unexploded bomb survey, clearance project in Laos

​Seek and destroy efforts for decades-old bombs and explosive munitions strewn across landlocked Laos since the Vietnam War era will get a boost of 2,178,865 U.S. dollars in funding from the United States, local media reported Monday.

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Civilian casualties in Afghanistan hit record high of 11,000 in 2015: new UN report

The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan passed 11,000 in 2015, the highest recorded since the U.S.-led invasion more than 14 years ago, deputy UN spokesman Farhan Haq said here Monday.

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At least 1,325 people killed in Iraq's violence in August: UN

​A total of 1,325 Iraqis were killed and 1,811 others injured in terrorist attacks and violence in August in Iraq, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said in a statement on Tuesday.

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China stresses anti-fascist role in WWII

Scholars on Tuesday used historical facts and figures to show China's great loss of life and property in the Anti-Japanese War and stress the country's anti-fascist role in WWII.