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Report says CIA-backed Afghan troops 'committed war crimes'

The rights group, Human Rights Watch, has accused CIA-backed Afghan paramilitaries of committing war crimes, including indiscriminate airstrikes and summary executions. Patricia Gossman is an associate director for the organisation's Asia division.

(Photo: Human Rights Watch based its report on dozens of witness and local resident accounts. Credit: AFP/Getty Images.

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