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| Nato apologises for Afghan civilian deaths in Logar |
| 2012-06-08 |
| The commander of international forces in Afghanistan has apologised for civilian deaths in an air strike on Wednesday in Logar province. It is the first time that NATO has admitted civilians died in the air strike, which had targeted Taliban commanders. Afghan officials said 18 civilians had died in the incident. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned the air strike, calling it "unjustifiable". Gen John Allen flew to Logar on Friday to offer condolences to villagers and local leaders. He told local people that they "have my apology and we will do the right thing by the families," according to the Associated Press. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 As I understand what happened: There was active combat between NATO and Taliban forces. The Taliban were seen to retreat into a compound. No others occupants were seen in the compound. The airstrike was called in. It hit wat it was targetting. Unknown human shields died too. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2012-06-08 13:03 |