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Civilian Casualties Up 23 Percent In Afghanistan

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    Abdul Jamil, 55, a suicide attack victim who suffers from injuries on his right leg and lost his left eye, is helped by his wife at his home, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (Rahmat Gul/AP)
    Abdul Jamil, 55, a suicide attack victim who suffers from injuries on his right leg and lost his left eye, is helped by his wife at his home, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (Rahmat Gul/AP)

    The United Nations has released its civilian casualties report for Afghanistan, and the numbers aren't good.

    The country saw a 23 percent increase in the first half of the year.

    Meanwhile, a ceremony in Helmand, Afghanistan, today marks the closing of the last Marine Regiment.

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    This segment aired on July 31, 2013.

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