U.S. Commander Rejects Civilian Casualty Report
The U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. David Barno, rejected as insufficient an Afghan government report claiming that 10 civilians were killed in an American raid on suspected Taliban leaders last month in Uruzgan province.
President Hamid Karzai had said Interior Ministry officials found that 10 civilians had died, including women and children.
But Barno said he still believed his forces had only killed five militants. He said the military had asked for more information and was waiting for “detailed reports.”
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