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UK army killed 64 children in Afghanistan between 2006-14: Report

A British Armed Forces team mentors soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) in southern Afghanistan [File:Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters]

British forces have paid compensation for the deaths of 64 children in Afghanistan, a toll four times higher than the 16 child deaths publicly acknowledged by the Ministry of Defence, according to a new report.

Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), a United Kingdom-based charity, found that the British government paid, on average, £1,656 ($1,894) in compensation for each person killed.

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