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Taught to kill – my childhood under the Khmer Rouge

Outlook by BBC

Apr 27, 202649:51Society & Culture

Separated from her family and trained as a child soldier, Loung Ung's unbreakable spirit helped her survive Pol Pot’s regime, which killed nearly a quarter of Cambodia’s population. In the Chinese tradition of Loung Ung'...

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Taught to kill – my childhood under the Khmer Rouge is an episode from Outlook by BBC. Separated from her family and trained as a child soldier, Loung Ung's unbreakable spirit helped her survive Pol Pot’s regime, which killed nearly a quart...

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Published Apr 27, 2026, 49:51 long, audio available.