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Fighting in Afghanistan affects Turkmen village

By Dzhumaguly Annayev

TAKHTABAZAR, Turkmenistan -- Fighting in neighbouring Afghanistan is having an impact on the village of Marchak in Mary Province, Turkmenistan, the Turkmen service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported November 15.

"Every day we can hear shooting from Afghanistan, and very often our village is subjected to gunfire," a Marchak resident told RFE/RL.

One local girl was wounded in the arm by a stray bullet recently, he said.

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