The U.S. military has claimed responsibility for an airstrike that killed six innocent members of a family in southwestern Afghanistan and pledged a formal apology would be forthcoming.
The attack took place on Friday and was revealed publicly by the governor of Helmand Province, Muhammad Gulab Mangal on Monday. The U.S. almost immediately confirmed Mangal’s accusation, which makes it seem like they knew about it before he went public.
The episode raises questions about how many such cases of civilian killings the U.S. military commits in Afghanistan that aren’t investigated and brought to light by corrupt and inept Afghan authorities.
In fact, a spokesman for the U.S. military in Helmand, Lt. Col. Stewart Upton, after admitting to Mangal’s charges said American officials had been aware of the civilian deaths and claimed an investigation had been initiated. But the people of Afghanistan and the United States were kept in the dark.
The victims included a mother and her five children, three girls and two boys.
another day of mass murder_
So, what are the chances this new episode of winning the hearts and minds will be reported in the MSM or the evening news?
Totally zero, but the fascist amerika empire, with every terrorist act it commits, slides deeper into the abyss. The "Graveyard of empires" triumphs again.
typo: "said American officials had been unaware of the civilian deaths and claimed an investigation had been initiated." Should be "said American officials had been AWARE of … "
"And pledged a formal apology would be forthcoming."
Well that's going to make everything all right.
Which raises an interesting possibility– maybe the Afghans just
need to send a formal apology on every American they wack.
Logically, that would make it OK, right?
So I am sure we can expect the perpetrators of this 'accident' to be arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter soon, right?
'US admits killing innocent Afghan family…' They must have been caught red-handed.