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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-22-10 08:54 AM
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surge update: Afghan officials: Airstrike kills 27 civilians

KABUL, Afghanistan - A NATO airstrike killed at least 27 civilians in central Afghanistan, the Cabinet said Monday, the third time a mistaken coalition strike has killed noncombatants since the start of a major offensive aimed at winning over the population.

The top NATO commander, U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, apologized to the Afghan president, NATO said.

The Afghanistan Council of Ministers strongly condemned the airstrike Sunday in Uruzgan province, calling it "unjustifiable." An earlier statement issued Monday put the death toll at 33. It was not immediately clear why the figure had been revised.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35515880/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/
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