And the war goes on: Another not-so-strategic air strike kills seven - including six children

[sad sally]

Seven civilians, including six children, have been killed in a Nato air strike in southern Afghanistan, local officials say.

District Governor Niaz Mohammad Sarhadi told the BBC the civilians died late on Wednesday in the Zheray district of Kandahar province.

He said the strike had been launched in a remote area after Taliban insurgents were seen planting roadside bombs.
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No Afghan forces were involved in the incident.
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"Protecting the Afghan civilian population is central to our mission here in Afghanistan and we will investigate this situation fully to determine exactly what took place and whether any further actions need to be taken," said Gen John R Allen, Isaf commander.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15877558?du

[TomClash]

1. Collateral Damage

Nothing to see here.

Move on.

War is hell.

We kill them over there, so they won't kill us here.

There's a light at the end of the tunnel.

Remember 9/11.

:sarcasm:

[gratuitous]

2. "We will investigate this situation fully"

Which means either that Gen. Allen knows exactly what happened and is waiting for us to get distracted, or he just admitted to a war crime, in that the Isaf launched a missile strike without knowing what was being targeted.

Happy fucking Thanksgiving, Afghanistan.

[msongs]

3. hey hey LBJ how many kids did u kill today. nt