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First published 1880 Thursday 28th August 2008 Issue 1590
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"All efforts of the Afghan government to avoid civilian casualties have not yielded any positive results and our innocent countrymen are still killed in anti-terrorism operations."
Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Karzai was condemning the killing of 76 civilians, mostly children, by a US airstrike in western Afghanistan.

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  • Heart attack patients who stop statin risk death
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  • Valencia keeps David Villa after improving his contract
  • Atletico Madrid reach Champions League by thrashing Schalke
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