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The Latest: Pope meets father of drowned Syrian refugee boy


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Pope Francis has met with the father of a Alan Kurdi, a 3-year old Syrian boy who drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea and whose image drew global attention to the plight of refugees fleeing to Europe.
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Following a Mass on Sunday in the Iraqi city of Irbil, Francis met with Abdullah Kurdi and spent a long time with him, the Vatican said.
Through an interpreter, the pope listened to Kurdi’s story and expressed sympathy for the loss of his family. Abdullah thanked the pope for his words.
The Kurdi family, who fail from Kobane in Syria, took the route of many Syrian and other migrants in 2015 by sea in a small boat from Turkey heading for Greece. When their boat capsized, Alan Kurdi, one of his brothers and his mother perished. The image of Alan s body, washed up on Turkish shores, came to symbolize the perilous journey to Europe and drew international condemnation. The father now runs a charity in Irbil. ....

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UN says Afghan civilian casualties down by 15% last year


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UN says Afghan civilian casualties down by 15% last year
The U.N. says the number of civilians killed and wounded in Afghanistan fell by 15% last year, compared to 2019
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press
February 23, 2021, 7:15 AM
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FILE - in this Oct. 25, 2020 file photo, Afghan men bury a victim of a suicide attack that targeted an education center, in Kabul Afghanistan. The U.N. says the number of civilians killed and wounded in Afghanistan fell by 15% last year, compared to 2019. A report released Tuesday, Feb.23, 2021, attributed the drop in civilian casualties in part to an apparent tactical change by insurgents to targeted killings, fewer suicide bombings, and a stark drop in casualties attributed to international military forces. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File) ....

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