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The New York Times, By Sharifullah Sahak and Alissa J. Rubin

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14 May, 2011
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KABUL, Afghanistan — For the second time in three days, a night raid in eastern Afghanistan by NATO forces resulted in the death of a child, setting off protests on Saturday that turned violent and ended in the death of a second boy. (more…)

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TAIZ 5 April 2011
(IRIN)

Mohammed Munif’s three daughters were stunned by the sight of their teacher bleeding from the head after being hit by a stone during a protest, and further traumatized when their 12-year-old brother Ahmad was hit by a stray bullet in Yemen’s highland city of Taiz on 3 April. (more…)

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Interesting BBC article explores Lebanon’s current political situation, as well as potential future implications for the stability of civilian society there…

BBC News
25 January 2011

Lebanon’s president has appointed Najib Mikati, who is backed by the Shia Islamist group Hezbollah and its allies, as prime minister-designate. (more…)

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by AFP

MIHTARLAM, Afghanistan – Thousands of people took to the streets of eastern Afghanistan Friday to protest against the killing of 27 civilians by Taliban insurgents.

Witnesses said the victims, some as young as 15, were ordered off a bus by armed gunmen in the troubled Kandahar province on October 14 as they travelled to Iran in search of work. (more…)

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By Agence France Presse

Hundreds of protesters took to streets in eastern Afghanistan on Monday after a father and son were allegedly killed by gunfire from US-led soldiers, a governor and witnesses said.

Around 200 people demonstrated in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, chanting “We want the trial of those responsible for the death of civilians,” witnesses said. (more…)

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