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Newshour: 13/10/2020 20:06 GMT: Afghanistan: Families flee fresh fighting in Helmand

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Afghanistan: Families flee fresh fighting in Helmand

13/10/2020 20:06 GMT

13/10/2020 20:06 GMT: Afghanistan: Families flee fresh fighting in Helmand

BBC World Service - Newshour, Afghanistan: Families flee fresh fighting in Helmand

Afghan forces are trying to defend the strategic province of Helmand from the Taliban

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Thousands of families are fleeing their homes as heavy fighting between government forces and the Taliban rages in Afghanistan's Helmand province.

Also in the programme: Protests in Nigeria against police brutality; and does it matter who's been elected on to the UN Human Rights Council?

(Photo: Afghans flee their villages as fighting intensifies between Taliban militants and security forces. Credit: EPA)

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