Afghan authorities have accused NATO forces of killing 16 civilians, including four children, in a drone strike targeting Taliban militants in the country’s Kunar province on the border with Pakistan.
"Hamid Karzai considers attacking women and children against all accepted international norms and strongly condemns it," the office of the Afghan president said Sunday.
The incident occurred on Saturday when NATO drones destroyed a pickup truck with civilians inside after its driver agreed to give a lift to Taliban insurgents, provincial governor Shuja ul Mulk Jalala said.
An earlier report listed that four women, four children, and four men had been killed in the strike. The remaining four fatalities were said to be Taliban militants.
"They shouldn't have attacked the truck because of three or four insurgents, the lives of the civilians were more important and precious," eyewitness Ziarat Gul said, describing the NATO strike as "brutal." Full story...
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"Hamid Karzai considers attacking women and children against all accepted international norms and strongly condemns it," the office of the Afghan president said Sunday.
The incident occurred on Saturday when NATO drones destroyed a pickup truck with civilians inside after its driver agreed to give a lift to Taliban insurgents, provincial governor Shuja ul Mulk Jalala said.
An earlier report listed that four women, four children, and four men had been killed in the strike. The remaining four fatalities were said to be Taliban militants.
"They shouldn't have attacked the truck because of three or four insurgents, the lives of the civilians were more important and precious," eyewitness Ziarat Gul said, describing the NATO strike as "brutal." Full story...
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