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28 October 2020

Military Times | Drop in insurgent attacks, coalition airstrikes leads to fewest civilian casualties in Afghanistan since 2012
The violence comes as the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, known as UNAMA, released its third quarter report showing a 30 percent decrease in civilian casualties compared to the same period last year.

While noting that “the conflict in Afghanistan remains one of the deadliest in the world for civilians,” the U.N. said the first nine months of this year produced the lowest number of civilian casualties since 2012.

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Military.com | Three more VA employees dead from COVID-19 as cases spike
Military Times | Medal of Honor for Iraq War hero Cashe delayed again

Army Times | How the Army is helping its newest soldiers vote in basic training
Stars and Stripes | Sewage spills, contaminated water and Iranian building materials found at US-funded prison site in Afghanistan
Military.com | The military is developing a ‘close combat assault ration’ up to 40% lighter than an MRE

The Hill | US citizen kidnapped in Niger
FEE | $19 billion wasted in failed Afghanistan nation-building efforts, report shows

Wall Street Journal | U.S. home-price growth accelerated in August
Wall Street Journal | Tariffs didn’t fuel revival for American steel

The Hill | Zuckerberg to express openness to Section 230 reform