NATO Airstrikes Kill at Least 9 Villagers
From Times Wire Services
Airstrikes by NATO helicopters hunting Taliban fighters ripped through three homes in a village in southern Afghanistan. Residents and the provincial governor said at least nine civilians, including women and children, were killed.
Kandahar Gov. Asadullah Khalid said it appeared that no Taliban fighters were in the village of Ashogho at the time of the airstrikes.
Angry villagers condemned the attack. NATO said it regretted any civilian casualties and that it makes every effort to minimize them.
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