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Shadi Khan Saif with wires

At least 64 Afghan children including infants killed in actions by British forces in Afghanistan, advocacy group reveals

New figures have shown the number of children who died at the hands of British forces during fighting in Afghanistan between 2006 and 2014 was at least four times higher than what has been previously admitted.

There were 64 confirmed child victims in Afghanistan where the British paid compensation, although the number of children killed could be as high as 135, according to the London-based advocacy and research group Action on Armed Violence.

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