Afghan civilian death toll hits new record
<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afghan-civilian-death-toll-hits-record-120604871.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AwtrjguqKnG.vw24P8MKKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1328337841055-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A total of 11,864 civilian lives have been claimed by the Afghan conflict since 2007" align="left" title="A total of 11,864 civilian lives have been claimed by the Afghan conflict since 2007" border="0" /></a>A record number civilians were killed in Afghanistan's decade-long war in 2011 -- the fifth straight year the death toll has risen, the United Nations reported Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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