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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Elena Becatoros

UN says nearly 500 Afghan civilians have been killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan fighting since October

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Cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan has killed nearly 500 civilians in Afghanistan and wounded over 1,000 others between October and the end of June, the United Nations said Tuesday.

In a report on the human rights situation, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said it had documented 499 civilians killed and 1,216 wounded by the fighting between the neighbors that has defied international peace efforts.

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