According to Sen. Mohammed Alkozai from Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, a pair of US airstrikes in the contested Sangin District have killed at least 21 civilians, including women and children. The strikes were reportedly carried out Friday night.
Exact figures may continue to rise, as some locals put the larger of the two strikes at 14 killed and six wounded, while the senator said it was only 13. One resident said one of the attack helicopters killed his 10-year-old son and three-year-old daughter, and wounded his wife.
That incident was at the civilian’s brother’s home, and he turned on a flashlight, which led to a flurry of gunfire from the helicopter against the home. The Pentagon confirmed strikes in the area, but said they could neither confirm or deny any civilian deaths.
Along with vague promises from the Pentagon to look into the matter, Helmand Province officials also promised a proper investigation into the deaths. Sangin District is strategically important, and has long been contested by the Taliban.
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Nothing personal, just business.
As usual, we release a statement in 2-3 month time, by then its all forgotten.
At least the defense stocks are doing well though Jim, that’s all that matters in DC……..
Exactly…it`s a win win. By destroying civilian infrastructure and killing civilians…..they make sure pissing more people of and becoming a threat…..thereby producing more bombs and missiles to rain over them.
The other week the US came back and finished of the remaining Afghan surviver of a previous US airstrike, they where burying their family members from previous US airstrike.
Also in Syria a few weeks back, a US airstrike killed 21 women and children fleeing ISIS.
The last 2 years, Syria has send to the UN 60 complains about US airstrikes killing civilians…….not one UN response.
it`s just numbers-demands…and profit.
Yes, they like to drip out some air murder news regularly, I guess so no one cares to find out the effect of launching 100ooo 155mm guided shells throughout Syria since 2017. In stockholder news, each shell…$100,ooo a whack. (Delivery not included….)
Spot on.
Not worth mentioning their deaths. After all they weren’t white, or christians, or Americans or Israelis. Unter volk are of no consequence to a great nation such as ours.
A missile cost the taxpayers millions
Compensation per live taken by US airstrike is between 2-5K, if admided…….great profit