Post by Papa C. on Jul 17, 2008 11:08:03 GMT
Typical of the US to say ooops! every time they drop a bomb on innocent civilians. Last year they killed over 40 civilians (people who aren't even fighting back against the Americans' tyrannical war) in one 'mistake' more were injured. The year before that they dropped a bomb or missile on a wedding and, once again, exclaimed 'oops!'. What do they care, no one's going to stop them from killing innocents and if normal people fight back they're labeled 'enemy combatants' and become targets of US aggression. Tyrants is all they are.
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U.S.-led forces confirm killing Afghan civilians
17 Jul 2008 05:51:51 GMT
Source: Reuters
KABUL, July 17 (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition troops have have killed eight Afghan civilians in an air strike in the western province of Farah during a raid against suspected militants, the U.S. military said.
The acknowledgement came as reports of more civilian deaths caused by a fresh air raid by foreign forces emerged on Thursday from the neighbouring province of Herat.
The air strike on Tuesday was summoned after a coalition convoy came under sustained attack from machine gun and indirect fire from a number of houses adjacent to a road in the Bakwa district of Farah, the U.S. military said.
"The coalition convoy returned fire and called for close air support on the enemy positions. A house was hit; eight civilians were killed, two others injured," it said in a statement late on Wednesday.
"Coalition forces never intentionally target non-combatants, and deeply regret any occurrence such as this where civilians are killed and injured as a result of insurgent activity and actions," it said.
Afghan officials said nine people, all members of the same family were killed in Tuesday's bombing.
In Thursday's raid, at least four men were killed, a spokesman for the regional police command said. Witnesses said 17 people were also wounded and taken to hospital.
The issue of civilian casualties is highly sensitive one for the Western-backed government and undermines Afghan support for the presence of foreign forces who are fighting the Taliban-led insurgents in Afghanistan.
There has been a sharp rise in violence in Afghanistan this year, the bloodiest since U.S.-led and Afghan forces overthrew the hardline Taliban in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
The U.S. military says it is investigating reports by Afghan officials that around 60 civilians were killed in two separate air strikes by U.S.-led coalition forces this month in eastern Afghanistan.
More than 800 civilians have been killed since the start of 2007 in Afghanistan by foreign and Afghan forces, according to Afghan officials and the U.N.
