An Afghan man prayed on Aug. 23 at the graves of people killed in anAmerican-led airstrike on Azizabad, Afghanistan.
U.S. Rejects Claims of Afghan Deaths -- Washington Post
Military Probe Discounts U.N. Finding of 90 Civilians Killed, Says Only 5 Died
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 2 -- U.S. military officials on Tuesday flatly rejected claims by the United Nations and the Afghan government that a U.S. airstrike in western Afghanistan two weeks ago killed at least 90 Afghan civilians, saying that a complete investigation into the incident found that only five civilians were killed.
A review of video footage and photos, and an analysis of burial sites after the strike in Azizabad village in Herat province in the early morning of Aug. 22, found that 30 to 35 Taliban insurgents and five civilian relatives of a Taliban commander died in the attack, according to a summary of the findings released Tuesday. Two other civilians were injured, it said.
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More News On Civilian Casualties
U.S. sees only 7 civilian fatalities -- Washington Times
Afghans accept U.S. probe offer on civilian deaths -- Reuters
U.S. Airstrike Inquiry at Odds With Reports of More Afghan Deaths -- New York Times
U.S. military: Afghan civilian toll was 5 to 7 -- Seattle Times
My Comment: As the war intensifies, expect more of this disinformation to come out.