Child soldiers are usually depicted as victims. That's accurate: Exploited, torn from their families, deprived of their education, and forced into battle, child soldiers are truly casualties of war.

娃娃兵们通常被视作受害者，这是正确的：受剥削、家庭破裂、缺少教育并被迫参加战斗，儿童是真正的战争受害者。

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The attack illustrated two problems with the drone war in the tribal regions: the risk of civilian casualties, and Pakistan’s ambiguous attitude towards America’s use of drones.

无人机在部族地区的袭击阐明了两个问题：平民有伤亡的危险，以及巴基斯坦人对美国使用无人机模棱两可的态度。

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As the war dragged on and Irish casualties mounted, however, their sympathy for the Union cause began to flag, and by the end of the war many had abandoned the Northern cause altogether.

然而，随着战事的绵延和爱尔兰人伤亡的增加，他们对联邦事业的同情心开始衰退，战争末期，许多人完全脱离了北军。

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Our responsibility for the civilian casualties and the human costs of the war."

VOA: special.2010.03.13

That is 25 percent of total U.S.casualties in the full eight years of the war.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

But after eight years of war, amid rising casualties and wavering American public support, and with huge national security issues at stake, he says the administration needs to take its time and get the decisions right.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

But Turkey is resisting the effort, saying the killings were merely casualties of war.

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Asim said his 400-bed hospital treats all casualties of war, including civilians and even suspected Taliban.

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From a hard-nosed perspective, the other nominees who will not get up-or-down votes in this round can be considered casualties of war.

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