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| Afghanistan |
| Talibs say 20 civilians dead in bombing |
| 2001-10-09 |
As he drove out of the city, Khan Jan surveyed the bomb damage. He said U.S. forces had bombed the airport, a TV tower and the Hotel Continental north of the city near the Taliban front line. "Lots of Taliban commanders stay in that hotel," he said. "Maybe there were some civilians killed too." Although the Taliban announced Monday that 20 civilians died when houses near the airport were hit, there has been no confirmation of that figure. Officials of the Northern Alliance, which opposes the Taliban, said they had no information on civilian casualties. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |