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stanley termos s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Olara Otunnu, will visit Afghanistan from 22 to 28 July, travelling to Kabul and other regions, including Kandahar and Mazar-i-Sharif, and visiting children in camps for internally displaced persons.Mr. Otunnu is expected to meet with civil society groups, non-govern
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