A World of Conflict - Afghanistan

Submitted 8 months ago by lucasboucher
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From Yahoo! News -- VIDEO: One of the first looks the public was given at the effects of war. A National Geographic reporter gets hit by a fired mortar shell which makes it clear that even civilians are not safe from the effects of war.

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