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Afghanistan
Six civilians killed in NATO strike
2009-09-06
SIX civilians, including a child, were among 55 people killed in a NATO air strike in Afghanistan.

The strike targeted fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban, a local official said.

The driver of one of the trucks and his son were killed separately by the Taliban, Mohammad Omar, the governor of Kunduz province, said.

"According to our findings, 56 people were killed. Forty-eight men were identified as armed while the rest were civilians. Fifteen were wounded, including two Taliban," Omar said. Of the six civilians who died in the raid, one was a child killed inside one of the tankers, he added.

Afghan officials have given different death tolls related to the Taliban hijacking and NATO air strike, and precise figures are difficult to clarify.
Posted by:tipper

#3  Of the six civilians who died in the raid, one was a child killed inside one of the tankers

Had I felt any sympathy for them, the dead 'civilians' lost it right there.
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-09-06 18:59  

#2  Bulldog,
That would of course be what the Geneva convention says.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2009-09-06 18:22  

#1  For 'civilians', read 'looters'.

This war would have been won years ago if the populace of Afghanistan had been encouraged to think that the Taliban had nowhere to hide amongst them, ie NATO's priorities were to kill Taliban first, protect bystanders second, and not the other way around.
Posted by: Bulldog   2009-09-06 06:38  

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