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Tue, 2011-03-29 14:48
The figures disclosed Tuesday to the Guardian newspaper under freedom of information laws show hundreds of claims were rejected, and that payments were often far below the amounts demanded.
Among the lowest payments for a death was an offer of $875 over the death of a girl killed following a rocket attack in the Nad-e-Ali district of the southern Helmand province.
The defense ministry said payments were made in most cases as a goodwill gesture, not as recognition of legal liability.
Previous figures for the period between April 2009 and March 2010 showed Britain had paid out 1.42 million pounds ($2.3 million).
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