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NATO airstrike hits Afghanistan
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Source: CCTV.com | 04-16-2009 10:41
There are conflicting reports after a NATO airstrike in a mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan.
Afghan villagers say the airstrike killed 6 civilians, including a woman and a young girl, but NATO says four to eight militants were killed.
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An Afghan girl carries her little sister in Naray, Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province.(AFP/File/Liu Jin) |
Civilian deaths caused by US or NATO forces have long been a sore point for Afghan President Hamid Karzai. He has pleaded with international forces to reduce the number of innocent Afghans killed in operations.
Editor:Zhang Yun