The Biden administration has started a new program under which it will investigate civilian deaths caused by weapons it sold to other countries. The US is by far the largest exporter of weapons, and human rights advocates have long asked for accountability when those arms are used to kill and injure civilians. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.
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