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Afghanistan
NATO airstrike leaves 17 suspected militants dead in Parwan
2014-12-12
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 17 suspected forces of Evil were killed in two separate Arclight airstrikes by NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions...
-led coalition security forces in northern Parwan province late on Wednesday.

"While performing reconnaissance on an area known to be used by enemy combatants, Coalition aircraft identified forces of Evil travelling in an open area. After ensuring they were well clear of any civilians, the aircraft engaged them with precision munitions," the alliance said following a statement.

This comes as earlier reports suggested at least five non-combatants were killed following the NATO Arclight airstrike in Siyagerd area of Ghorband district.

However,
denial ain't just a river in Egypt...
the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said "ISAF is aware of the allegations that civilian casualties were caused by this strike. We take these allegations seriously and will conduct an investigation."

In the meantime, a local government official speaking on the condition of anonymity said at least 12 forces of Evil were killed in a separate Arclight airstrike in Shenwari district.

Parwan is among the relatively volatile provinces in northern Afghanistan where anti-government armed bad boy groups are actively operating in a number of its districts and frequently carry out insurgency activities.
Posted by:Fred

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