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Afghan unrest kills five civilians, NATO soldiers wounded | |
2008-03-13 | |
Bomb blasts struck two NATO convoys in Afghanistan Wednesday, wounding four foreign soldiers, while five civilians were killed in separate extremist-linked unrest, officials said. In an attack claimed by Taliban A Canadian soldier with NATO's International Security Assistance Force was also injured, said ISAF spokesman Captain Mark Gough. "It was a suicide car bomb attack against a Canadian convoy.... One military vehicle was damaged," said another ISAF spokesman, Captain Fraser Clark. The Taliban, an Islamic A roadside bomb, another favoured Taliban ISAF reported meanwhile that two Afghan women and two children were killed Tuesday when troops returned fire at Britain voiced regret after the counter-strike by its forces, which also left one civilian injured. The Ministry of Defence said an investigation had been launched after the incident. "We can confirm UK forces were involved in an operation in the south of Helmand Province," the MoD said in a statement. "We deeply regret that this incident happened and do everything we can to mitigate this from happening. This incident is currently under investigation and it would be inappropriate for us to comment." According to British media reports citing military officials, the incident happened when air strikes were called in by the British ground forces against Taliban positions. Civilian casualties by international soldiers helping the Afghan government defeat a Taliban-led uprising are deeply sensitive and President Hamid Karzai has regularly called on troops to take more care.
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Posted by:Fred |
#1 They never apologize to anyone at all. They are on a mission from "Allah". |
Posted by: newc 2008-03-13 02:35 |