9 civilians killed in violence in Afghanistan
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Violence in southern Afghanistan has claimed the lives of nine civilians.
Their deaths in Helmand province were reported Friday, a day after the UN announced that the number of Afghan civilians killed in war-related violence rose 15 percent in the first half of the year. The UN says 1,462 civilians died in the first six months of the year up from 1,271 in the same period last year. Afghan officials say five civilians, including two children, were killed Friday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Sangin district.
