Report Says 1-in-4 Afghans Lost Loved Ones to Violence in Past Year

Edited by Juan Leandro
2014-02-27 12:39:24

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Kabul, February 27 (RHC)-- 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.

In other news from Afghanistan, a report says that Afghans currently make up the largest population of refugees in the world, but they are poised to be surpassed by Syrians. According to the United Nations, the number of Syrian refugees could pass four million by the end of this year.



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