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| Afghanistan | |
| 10 civilians reported dead in NATO airstrike | |
| 2013-02-13 | |
| A NATO airstrike has reportedly killed at least 10 civilians, including five children, in eastern Afghanistan. The airstrike took place in the Shigal district of the Kunar Province, an area with a heavy Taliban presence. Afghan officials say the 10 dead civilians were from two local families. District governor Abdul Zahir said three Taliban commanders, including a notorious Al Qaeda-linked militant leader called Shahpoor, were also killed in the raid. He said it was not clear if the owner of the targeted house was a member of the Taliban or a civilian, but the Taliban were visiting when the home was attacked.
"We take every allegation of civilian casualties very seriously," a spokesman said. The incident is likely to raise tension between the US and the Afghan government. | |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 Of course the media's definition of a "civilian" is thin gruel. They seem to think: The Taliban, Laskhar al Sharia, Al Queda, Boko Harom, et al., wear uniforms or some other kind of distinctive garb like a frat house or something. Kids, although often used as exploding thingees by the aforementioned groups, do not or could not use a weapon Women, although often used as exploding...etc., do not or could not use a weapon. The aforementioned groups have ethics, morals, and humanitarian motives and will make nice with any of our wounded and captured so we should also. Everyone in these areas is a potential enemy combatant. THERE ARE NO CIVILIANS, they are all the enemy. Screw it. The entire household was a seething little pocket of death mongers, kill them all. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-02-13 10:12 |
| #1 you invite a target into your house, you become a target |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-02-13 09:36 |