Late yesterday afternoon and on through today...
this kind of reporting
started running rampant across the net
.
A few of these ... quick to report ... news articles follow at links below...
.
A few of these ... quick to report ... news articles follow at links below...
. * LATimes.com...
...60 Afghans reported dead in U.S. strikes
* ChinaView.cn...
...80 Afghan civilians killed by air strike
* WorldNewsAustralia.com.au...
...Fury over Afghan deaths
* TimesAndDemocrat.com...
...Afghans: 62 Taliban, 45 Civilians Killed
* Alalam.ir...
...US Air Raids Kill Afghan Civilians
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...60 Afghans reported dead in U.S. strikes
* ChinaView.cn...
...80 Afghan civilians killed by air strike
* WorldNewsAustralia.com.au...
...Fury over Afghan deaths
* TimesAndDemocrat.com...
...Afghans: 62 Taliban, 45 Civilians Killed
* Alalam.ir...
...US Air Raids Kill Afghan Civilians
...
More down to earth reporting on this operation
in Afghanistan follows below... .
Sunday, July 01, 2007
ISAF spokesman Major John Thomas said that the number of civilians killed in an airstrike in a southern village [in Afghanistan] was less than a dozen, while he welcomed an investigation of the incident by the Afghan president... Afghan provincial officials said on Sunday that at least 45 Afghan civilians and 64 suspected Taliban had been killed when US-led coalition forces bombed a village in the south of the country... However, Thomas said that their survey had shown that 'less than a dozen' civilians had been killed. 'This is still significant, but it is less than what was reported,' he said...
Read the full story at the Monsters and Critics website
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>>> ABC.net.au has this take on the story this morning... A survey by NATO's force in Afghanistan found that fewer than a dozen civilians were killed in foreign air strikes that village elders said had left 45 civilians dead.
Read the rest at link below...
Afghanistan strike killed fewer than dozen civilians: NATO.
ISAF spokesman Major John Thomas said that the number of civilians killed in an airstrike in a southern village [in Afghanistan] was less than a dozen, while he welcomed an investigation of the incident by the Afghan president... Afghan provincial officials said on Sunday that at least 45 Afghan civilians and 64 suspected Taliban had been killed when US-led coalition forces bombed a village in the south of the country... However, Thomas said that their survey had shown that 'less than a dozen' civilians had been killed. 'This is still significant, but it is less than what was reported,' he said...
Read the full story at the Monsters and Critics website
.
>>> ABC.net.au has this take on the story this morning... A survey by NATO's force in Afghanistan found that fewer than a dozen civilians were killed in foreign air strikes that village elders said had left 45 civilians dead.
Read the rest at link below...
Afghanistan strike killed fewer than dozen civilians: NATO.
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>>> DoD had this take on the story today...
Taliban Continue Human Shield Tactics in Afghanistan
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Taliban terrorists continue to use innocent civilians as shields, NATO officials in Afghanistan said today.
Afghan and American soldiers under International Security Assistance Force command participated in Operation Ghartse Ghar in Helmand province yesterday. The goal was to clear Taliban forces from both sides of the Helmand River in the village of Haderabad.
After battling enemy forces most of the day, Afghan and coalition forces came under heavy fire from enemy small arms, medium machine guns, 82 mm mortars and rocket-propelled grenades.
The Afghan and coalition forces identified several enemy positions during this exchange, including mortar positions, observation posts, compounds and a trench system. They returned fire and called in close-air support. All enemy positions were destroyed in the engagement.
Though Afghan and coalition forces appear to have fired at clearly identified firing positions, said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force 82, there are reports of civilian casualties.
"After our forces surveyed the area, there are reports of some possible civilian deaths," Belcher said. The troops found the remains of innocent civilians who were killed in firing positions in a trench line.
"We are deeply saddened by any loss of innocent lives," Belcher said. "Insurgents are continuing their tactic of using women and children as human shields in close combat with friendly forces."
In Ghazni province, Afghan and coalition forces detained a number of insurgents during an operation today.
No shots were fired and no one was injured in the operation.
Coalition forces acted on credible intelligence which indicated the location was a hideout for foreign fighters connected to the Haqqani network, officials said. The detainees will be questioned as to their identities and involvement in militant activities.
Afghan and American soldiers under International Security Assistance Force command participated in Operation Ghartse Ghar in Helmand province yesterday. The goal was to clear Taliban forces from both sides of the Helmand River in the village of Haderabad.
After battling enemy forces most of the day, Afghan and coalition forces came under heavy fire from enemy small arms, medium machine guns, 82 mm mortars and rocket-propelled grenades.
The Afghan and coalition forces identified several enemy positions during this exchange, including mortar positions, observation posts, compounds and a trench system. They returned fire and called in close-air support. All enemy positions were destroyed in the engagement.
Though Afghan and coalition forces appear to have fired at clearly identified firing positions, said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force 82, there are reports of civilian casualties.
"After our forces surveyed the area, there are reports of some possible civilian deaths," Belcher said. The troops found the remains of innocent civilians who were killed in firing positions in a trench line.
"We are deeply saddened by any loss of innocent lives," Belcher said. "Insurgents are continuing their tactic of using women and children as human shields in close combat with friendly forces."
In Ghazni province, Afghan and coalition forces detained a number of insurgents during an operation today.
No shots were fired and no one was injured in the operation.
Coalition forces acted on credible intelligence which indicated the location was a hideout for foreign fighters connected to the Haqqani network, officials said. The detainees will be questioned as to their identities and involvement in militant activities.
(By DoD’s American Forces Press Service that was compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 82 news releases)
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