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20-fold rise in Afghan bombing missions in two years

NATO and US jets carried out 20 times as many bombing missions in Afghanistan last year as in 2005, with the bulk of the raids in support of UK and Canadian troops fighting in Helmand and Kandahar.

NATO and US jets carried out 20 times as many bombing missions in Afghanistan last year as in 2005, with the bulk of the raids in support of UK and Canadian troops fighting in Helmand and Kandahar.