Another NATO Strike Kills 14 Afghan Civilians in Khost
Second Incident of Civilian Killings in Khost in 3 Days
NATO air strikes in the Khost Province district of Shamal this morning killed at least 14 civilians including eight children. It was the second strike in the province this week, with a Tuesday attack killing as many as 11 other civilians.
NATO admitted to the first strike, but termed the slain “associated family members” of the Taliban they were trying to kill, and insisted some Taliban were killed. They have yet to comment on the new strike, though they did say they were investigating a third incident of civilian killings.
The third incident came Wednesday, when NATO air strikes killed a pair of young shepherds in the Ghazni Province. The provincial police chief confirmed that the deaths were the result of a NATO attack, but NATO insisted the attack had killed only one person, an insurgent.
The Khost killings sparked public protests with many hundreds of demonstrators taking part. The Karzai government has recently lashed NATO over civilian casualties, but has yet to respond to the latest incidents.
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Andron
July 7th, 2011 at 11:43 am
This is disgusting.
NATO, OBAMA (by sending troops there to kill Afghans ) and every other foreign fighter in Afghanistan are murderers.
Get the hell out of there and let the brave Afghan People sort out their own problems.
dixie golden
July 7th, 2011 at 1:48 pm
If NATO doesn't want to be accused of killing Afghan civiliians, especialy children, they should get the heck out of there. Who is NATO? It's us, mostly, and we're giving our country a really bad name. Do we seriously think the world does not know NATO means the US?
We need real moral leadership in this country or we will be hated even more than we are now.
Jamie
July 8th, 2011 at 9:08 am
America Nato says if they leave there will be upheavel and death.I read deaths from US bombs killilnd everyone includind cildren in schools or at hospitals.Its disgusting if they left all the illegal wars there would be less death and the real leaders would run the countrys not American puppets.Its all lies to overspend the rest of the worlds military bugets of the hole world combined.They are murdering and destroying America well they fight these illegal wars.The hole worlds citizens already hate the American government including there own.Go home your best friend Israe is waiting to sell you out to China how stupid and evil can you be.The rest of the world willk soon be at your door if things don't change ands soon.HAVE FUN.And the government in my country Canada was always peace keepers but have now been stupid to let America drag us into illegal wars.They need us more than we newed them so act like it and stop killing we did well at being peace keepers get back to that.
thedissenter
July 8th, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Continue to win their hearts and minds…and the rest of their bodies, one bomb at a time. And remember, they hate us for our freedoms.
rick
July 8th, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Caylee Anthony’s murder sparks outrage all over U.S. U.S./NATO bombs kill civilian children all over the world everyday…not a peep.