NATO says sorry for killing civilians in Afghan raid [View all]
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - The commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan apologised on Friday for killing civilians, including women and children gathering for a wedding, in an air strike this week that has stoked Afghan anger against foreign forces in the country.
NATO previously said the coalition and Afghan forces called for the air strike after they came under fire during an operation to capture a Taliban commander in the Baraki Barak district of Logar province.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said 18 civilians were killed.
"We didn't see the civilians. As the force approached the building, they were taken under fire. A number of forces, and this was a joint Afghan and U.S. force, they were taken under fire, a hand grenade was thrown, three of our people were wounded," General John Allen said, according to a transcript released by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.
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It's really questionable if this so-called "apology" is genuine considering that countless civilians have been slaughtered for years in Afghanistan and yet none of the drone strikes have ceased whatsoever.
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