Pedzisa mashoko anotevera: Kunyange zvazvo hondo dzachinja zvikuru kubva pakatanga kuitwa zvibvumirano zveGeneva Convention muna 1949, zvichiri kuonekwa sedombo guru remitemo yemunyika yose yemazuva ano inobatsira vanhu. Anodzivirira varwi vanozviwana "vasiri muhondo", uye anodzivirira vanhuwo zvavo vanobatwa munharaunda yehondo. Izvi zvibvumirano zvakatanga kushanda mukurwisana kwose kwehondo dzepasi pose munguva pfupi yapfuura, kusanganisira Hondo yokuAfghanistan, kupindirwa kweIraq muna 2003,
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