Officials in Afghanistan are investigating the latest deaths of civilians caused by an air strike and a clash with insurgents in the southern as well as eastern parts of the country. The probe comes as the U.S commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan had to assure a traditional assembly of Afghan leaders his troops are making utmost efforts to avoid civilian casualties in what he described as "a difficult war". NATO says its forces carried out an air strike Monday night on a compound in the district of Nahr-e-Saraj in southern Helmand province after 'coming under fire from insurgents' hiding inside. NATO officials say four civilians, including two women and a child died in the airstrike. The second incident occurred in the eastern Kapisa province where NATO troops wounded four children. One of the children died of wounds. The picture shows villagers burying people who were killed in an overnight raid in the Nangarhar province's Khogyani district, east of Kabul, on 05 April, 2010.
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
More Civilian Deaths At NATO's Door
Officials in Afghanistan are investigating the latest deaths of civilians caused by an air strike and a clash with insurgents in the southern as well as eastern parts of the country. The probe comes as the U.S commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan had to assure a traditional assembly of Afghan leaders his troops are making utmost efforts to avoid civilian casualties in what he described as "a difficult war". NATO says its forces carried out an air strike Monday night on a compound in the district of Nahr-e-Saraj in southern Helmand province after 'coming under fire from insurgents' hiding inside. NATO officials say four civilians, including two women and a child died in the airstrike. The second incident occurred in the eastern Kapisa province where NATO troops wounded four children. One of the children died of wounds. The picture shows villagers burying people who were killed in an overnight raid in the Nangarhar province's Khogyani district, east of Kabul, on 05 April, 2010.
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I fear that we will be seeing more and more of this.
ReplyDeleteThey are prepping for the attack on Kandahar.
Mac must already have black/ops under way in and around Kandahar.
Afghan officials, I cant find the link, are saying that NATO blatantly tried to cover this clustefuck up. Gen MacChrystal has agreed that they are right.
ReplyDeleteThe US Army's three steps to forgiveness:
ReplyDelete1. Deny it ever happened
2. When evidence surfaces, lie about it;
3. String out the investigation long as possible;
4. Reluctantly admit defeat;
5. Give your sincere apologies.