Defense Ministry Paid Compensation For Deaths Of 64 Children In Afghanistan

The British government has paid compensation for the deaths of many more children during military operations in Afghanistan than it has publicly acknowledged, reports the BBC News.

Figures obtained by the charity Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) through Freedom of Information requests showed that the U.K. has issued compensation payments for the deaths of 64 children from 2006 to 2014. The government only acknowledged 16 such deaths over that period.

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