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Nato Kills Afghan Civilians in Helmand
[Tolo News] An unspecified number of non-combatants were killed in an air raid by Nato forces in southern Helmand province on Friday, Nato said on Saturday. The incident took place when Nato forces targeted two vehicles believed to be carrying Taliban in Nawzad district in turbulent southern Helmand province, Nato said in statement. Investigations have been launched into the incident. The officials have yet to release the number of civilian deaths in the incident. Last year's violence claimed the lives of 2,777 civilians, the deadliest toll in more than nine years of war, according to a recent report by the United Nations. ... aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society... President  Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai ... A former Baltimore restaurateur, now 12th and current President of Afghanistan, displacing the legitimate president Rabbani in December 2004. He was installed as the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001 in a vain attempt to put a Pashtunface on the successor state to the Taliban. After the 2004 presidential election, he was declared president regardless of what the actual vote count was. He won a second, even more dubious, five-year-term after the 2009 presidential election. His grip on reality has been slipping steadily since around 2007, probably from heavy drug use... has consistently called on his Western allies to make their all-out efforts to prevent civilian deaths while targeting thug locations. Posted by: Fred 2011-03-27 |
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