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NATO: US Troops Shot Civilian Protesters in Afghanistan’s Garmsir District -- News from Antiwar.com

NATO: US Troops Shot Civilian Protesters in Afghanistan’s Garmsir District -- News from Antiwar.com: "In the second NATO shooting incident in a little over 24 hours in the Garmsir District of Afghanistan’s restive Helmand Province, US
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troops opened fire on a crowd of civilian protesters on Wednesday, wounding five."

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