More than 50,000 troops led by the US and NATO are fighting the
Taliban in Afghanistan (File photo). (AFP Photo: Massoud Hossaini)
More Than 90 Killed In Coalition Strikes
In Afghanistan: Minister -- Arab Times
HERAT, Afghanistan, Aug 24, (Agencies): An investigation has found that more than 90 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in coalition air strikes days ago, an Afghan government minister told AFP Sunday. President Hamid Karzai ordered the investigation into Friday’s operation in the western province of Herat after Afghan officials said high numbers of civilians were killed but the US-led coalition said only 30 militants died. The toll is one of the highest for civilians since international troops arrived in Afghanistan to topple the hardline Taleban regime in late 2001 and comes after a string of such incidents, most of them involving air strikes. “We went to the area and found out that the bombardment was very heavy, lots of houses have been destroyed and more than 90 non-combatants including women, children and elderly people have died,” the Islamic affairs minister told AFP after his visit to Shindand district earlier Sunday.
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Update: Afghans sacked over deadly strike -- BBC News
My Comment: The fact that a top general and other men in leadership roles have been fired .... this bodes ill will for the NATO mission in Afghanistan.