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June 23, 2008

Afghans protest US killing of civilians [Peace and war, Human rights] — Administrator @ 1:47 pm


This video is called US Soldiers Abuse Afghan Civilians.

From AFP news sagency:

Afghans Protest Alleged Civilian Casualties By US Forces

JALALABAD, Afghanistan –Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in eastern Afghanistan on Monday after a father and son were allegedly killed by gunfire from U.S.-led soldiers, a governor and witnesses said.

Around 200 people demonstrated in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, chanting “We want the trial of those responsible for the death of civilians,” witnesses said. …

“One of the cannon shots landed on a house in the nearby village and killed a father and son, who were civilians, not Taliban,” he [Khogyani governor Haji Zalmai Khan] said.

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