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- ↑ "Map of Ghershk (Nahri Sarrah) District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
- ↑ "'Afghans killed' in air strikes". BBC News. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
- ↑ "Nato to investigate Afghan deaths". BBC News. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
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