civilian casualties

Taliban kill dozens of Afghan soldiers in overnight attacks

Taliban insurgents killed dozens of Afghan soldiers in overnight attacks in Baghlan and Zabul provinces, bringing the number killed in the past week to well over 200

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Six dead in Burkina Faso ‘terrorist’ attack near Boungou gold mine

Six people, five of them police, were killed in a "terrorist" bomb and gun attack near a gold mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the defense ministry said.

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Afghan government sends reinforcements to battle Taliban in Ghazni

The Afghan government sent reinforcements to Ghazni in an attempt to rout Taliban fighters who were trying to take over the city for a fourth day

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Explosion reported near protest in Afghan capital Kabul

A suicide attack was reported in Afghanistan's capital Kabul near where a protest was underway, killing a police officer and injuring another.

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Afghan government asserts ‘complete control’ over Ghazni after Taliban assault

The Afghan government said it had re-established control in Ghazni after a day-long Taliban assault that left scores of security forces dead

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Saudi-led coalition announces investigation into Yemen airstrike that killed 29 children

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels announced a probe into an airstrike on a bus that killed at least 29 children

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Saudi-led coalition admits Yemen airstrike that Red Cross says killed dozens of children

The Saudi-led coalition battling in Yemen said it carried out a deadly attack which the Red Cross said hit a bus carrying children

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Israeli strikes hit Gaza after barrage of rockets, killing toddler

Israel launched a wave of strikes across Gaza in response to some 150 rockets fired at its territory, leaving three Palestinians including a toddler dead

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Gunmen storm refugee aid department in eastern Afghanistan

Gunmen stormed an Afghan government building after multiple explosions in a continuing attack in Jalalabad

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Suicide bomber targets mosque in northeast Nigeria, killing eight

Eight people were killed at a mosque in northeast Nigeria when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives, a civilian militia member and a local resident said

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