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June 30, 2007

Again, US airstrikes kill Afghan civilians [Peace and war, Human rights] — Administrator @ 11:47 am


This video from the USA is Democracy Now Headlines- Thurs. May 3, 2007.

With as third item: Anti-U.S. Protests In Afghanistan Over Civilian Killings.

From Associated Press:

U.S. coalition airstrikes kill “several” people in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan

U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops clashed with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan, and subsequent airstrikes killed several people, including civilians, a police chief said Saturday.

The BBC adds:
Local people have told the BBC they think more than 50 have died, including women and children.
Associated Press continues:
Three children were also killed Friday and another wounded when an old rocket they were playing with exploded in Zabul province in the south, said Gen. Yaqoub Khan, the provincial police chief.

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