The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English, 10-02-23
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[01] NATO Afghanistan Kills Tens of Civilians
[01] NATO Afghanistan Kills Tens of Civilians
Monday, 22 February 2010 09:52
At least 33 people, among them women and children, were killed and 12
injured on Sunday during NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan said
the Afghan government. The NATO-led International Security Assistance
Force (ISAF) said its forces used airborne weapons to target a group of
Taliban believed to be en route to attack a joint Afghan-ISAF unit,
resulting in a number of individuals killed and wounded.
Women and Children Killed
Earlier, an Interior Ministry spokesman said: "According to initial
reports 21 civilians were killed, among them women and children, and
another 14 people injured".
After the joint ground force arrived at the scene and found women and
children, they transported the wounded to medical treatment
facilities,' ISAF said in a statement. A joint investigation was
underway, it said.
Sources: Reuters, ÁNA-ĚPA BBC: Nato strike kills a number of Afghan
civilians
News item: 33608
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