NATO Strike Blamed for Wedding Deaths (18 Civilians) in Afghanistan

[morningfog]

A NATO airstrike was blamed for the deaths of 18 civilians yesterday in one of the worst days of violence in Afghanistan this year.

Hours after the airstrike in the eastern province of Logar, two suicide bombings in Kandahar killed a further 22 people, while separately, two Nato service members died in a helicopter crash.

The airstrike killed a number of insurgents and slightly wounded two women civilians, according to Nato, but local security and government officials said that 18 guests at a wedding were killed when the building in which they were celebrating was hit.

The bodies of five women and seven children were brought to the provincial capital in the back of vans, according to an Associated Press photographer. The head of the local council of Sajawand village, Mohammad Wali, said that a number of families had gathered in a house on Tuesday night for a wedding party.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nato-strike-blamed-for-wedding-deaths/story-e6frg6n6-1226387323877

[teddy51]

1. It's way past time to get the hell out of Afghanistan. We are not wining any friends in that

country, but we are certainly creating many more Terrorists.

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. The military-industrial complex -wants- endless war, and an endless war budget.

I wouldn't put it past them to purposely target weddings to create new terrorists, which would continue to justify the war budget.

[Arctic Dave]

3. What! Where is the "international outrage"?

Oh wait, that's only for other countries.

[David__77]

4. Where are the statements regarding "R2P" and utterances from Pillay, UN "human rights" overseer?

The days of superpower hegemony are coming to a close.

[Alamuti Lotus]

7. if "chirping crickets" counts as a statement, and "absolute silence" as an utterance

then Pillay is already on top of this one, and absolutely does not have a selective and hypocritical agenda.

[RedCappedBandit]

5. Serves them right for associating with terrorists.

USA! USA!

[kenny blankenship]

6. Terrorists get married too, you know!

Our President is blameless no matter what you say.