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Twenty-two civilians have been killed in two separate southern Afghanistan offensives, officials and resident say .
Asadullah Khalid, Kandahar's provincial governor, said Nato airstrikes in the area had left nine civilians dead and wounded 11 others on Wednesday
Children killed
In a separate attack on Wednesday, a rocket hit a house during a night time clash between suspected Taliban fighters and Nato and Afghan security forces in a southern Afghan village.
A resident said
13 villagers, including women and children, died .
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60 civilians said killed in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - At least 60 civilians were killed during NATO operations in a volatile southern area of Afghanistan this week, two government officials and a civilian said Thursday.
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If confirmed, the deaths would be the highest civilian toll caused by Western forces since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.
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