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  • U.S. and NATO air bombings in Afghanistan have killed more than 500 civilians since 2006, fueling a public backlash against the coalition's war effort, a prominent human rights group said Monday.

    Human Rights Watch, an international organization based in New York, blamed some of the civilian deaths on Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents who create "human shields" by blending into populated areas.

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