The number of dry cleaners operating in Baghdad has dwindled since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 because many owners also left Iraq, Waleed says.

人数干洗店 干洗机价格的经营在巴格达已经在下降，自美国领导的联军入侵伊拉克在2003年，因为许多业主也离开了伊拉克， （ Waleed说。

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Many Iraqis are sensitive about the issue, given the number of civilian shootings involving US troops since the US-led invasion. Private contractors have already lost their immunity.

对于很多伊拉克人来说，这是个敏感话题，因为自以美国为首入侵伊拉克以来，美军曾多次参与射杀伊拉克平民。很多雇佣兵已经失去了在伊拉克的豁免权。

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In Afghanistan, four years of drought in the years preceding the US led invasion in 2001, have led to the destruction of the peasant economy, leading to widespread famine.

阿富汗遭受了连续四年的干旱，之后2001年美国就入侵了，连续四年的灾害破坏了农业，导致了大量的饥荒。

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Sadrists control only one province, Maysan, which was under British administration after the 2003 US-led invasion.

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