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February 26, 2014

Report: 1-in-4 Afghans Lost Loved Ones to Violence in Past Year 
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According to the latest tally from the Associated Press, 2,174 members
of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan as a result of the
U.S.-led invasion. A new report from Doctors Without Borders, meanwhile,
finds 1-in-4 people in Afghanistan have lost a relative or close friend
to violence in the last year alone.

 

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