Record Number of Afghan Civilians Died in 2011, Mostly in Insurgent Attacks, U.N. Says - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — A record number of Afghan civilians were killed in the conflict here last year, the majority at the hands of the Taliban and other insurgent groups whose use of homemade bombs became more prevalent and whose suicide bombers killed more people each time, according to the annual United Nations report on civilian casualties. - Record Afghan Civilian Deaths in 2011
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