Anti-US Protests in Afghanistan Over Civilian Killings
Kunar Governor Insists No Role in Night Raid
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Chawki district of Afghanistan’s Kunar province today, chanting anti-US and anti-NATO slogans in the wake of a night raid which officials now say killed six civilians.
The raid occurred on Monday night as NATO pursued fighters in the district. An attack helicopter opened fire on a civilian home, killing everyone inside, including two children.
Kunar Governor Sayed Fazelullah Wahidi reiterated that his office played no role in the raid, adding today that no coordination whatsoever was done with provincial officials.
NATO has confirmed launching the operation but says it is still investigating the reports of civilian deaths. They provided no additional details nor did they indicate to which nation the attack helicopter belonged.
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Roger Lafontaine
January 20th, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Our troops treat these people with the same kind of contempt that our government treats these nations. They have no rights, no dignity, no voice. We want to take their resources, use their labor, violate their persons and then are shocked to find out that they do not love us and our 'freedoms'. Then we go around claiming that 'we are the most generous people in the world' as if the Marshall Plan only happened yesterday.