Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Ghazi Abad NATO Massacre - Afghan Government Delegation Investigates

KABUL, 22 feb. -- An Afghan official says a government delegation is talking with tribal elders from a remote district in northeastern Afghanistan to investigate their claims that NATO forces killed 60 civilians during a four-day operation. The coalition is contesting the charge as ever, saying video showed troops targeting and killing 'dozens of insurgents'.

Nawrdin Safi, a provincial council member from Kunar, said Tuesday the delegation was sent to the provincial capital by Afghan President Hamid Karzai. On Sunday, the elders claimed that NATO forces killed 60 civilians in air and ground strikes. He said that the delegation is travelling to Kunar's Ghazi Abad district to determine how many people were actually killed.
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  1. James Gundun22 February 2011 at 15:47

    Rear Adm. Gregory J. Smith, the U.S. military's spokesman in Kabul, wants us to know that no judgments have been made, and no evidence supports Afghan claims. He wants us to know that General Petraeus's meeting with Hamid Karzai, in which Petraeus pointed his finger at local Afghans, is "overstated."

    Expecting us to believe this vague statement, he also "declines to comment further."

    http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/22/military-rejects-claim-petraeus-accused-afghans-burning-children-casualty-count/

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  2. TONY @oakroyd23 February 2011 at 02:46

    I just caught up on the 'children burning' comment, James. This is surely a new low.

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