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Soldiers convicted for civilian deaths

Four soldiers were convicted yesterday of having killed civilians while deployed to Afghanistan as part of the US-led coalition that invaded the country in 2001.

The officers said they were not responsible for the deaths of villagers in Nangar Khel, blaming “faulty ammunition.” The court disagreed but cleared them of war crimes charges, saying they had been “lax about their orders” and only issuing suspended sentences.

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