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| German troops kill five Afghan soldiers in Kunduz |
| 2010-04-03 |
| German troops have killed at least five Afghan soldiers in the northern province of Kunduz, Nato says. The Afghans were in two cars and did not heed warnings to stop as they drove up to German troops, Nato said. Afghan officials says six soldiers were killed. It is unclear why they were in unmarked vehicles. Hours earlier, militants killed three Germans nearby. Meanwhile, President Karzai has sought to allay concern about his criticism of Western involvement in his country. Mr Karzai had accused foreign officials in Kabul of seeking to weaken him and his government, and blamed them for fraud in Afghanistan's 2009 presidential election. The White House said his comments were "troubling". But on Friday, Mr Karzai telephoned US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and told her Afghans were grateful for the international community's help. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 Roll up armed to a checkpoint in an unmarked car = asking for death. Wonder if the Afghans would be the dead ones if the Germans had let them come close. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-04-03 21:44 |