Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 6, 2009

US Air Strikes In Afghanistan 'Kill Dozens Of Women And Children' -- The Telegraph

Air strikes by US forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday are now thought to have killed dozens of civilians including women and children, the Red Cross has said.

The American military has announced it will investigate reports that the strikes killed scores of Afghan civilians sheltering from fierce fighting between Taliban militants and government soldiers.

Afghan officials say up to 120 non-combatants were killed when US warplanes dropped bombs on two villages in Bala Baluk, a Taliban-controlled district in the western province of Farah.

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More News On The Afghanistan War

US Afghan strikes 'killed dozens' -- BBC
100 'non-combatants' killed in Afghan strikes -- AFP
US-led strikes 'kill 100' in Afghanistan -- The Age
Afghan Officials Say Coalition Airstrikes Kill Civilians -- Voice of America
Scores of Afghans killed in suspected US air raid -- Euronews
Red Cross backs reports of Afghan civilian deaths -- L.A. Times
Karzai to raise deadly US airstrike with Obama -- Times Online
Major fighting in Afghanistan's east and west -- Long War Journal
Roadside bombing kills 7 police, wounds another in S Afghanistan -- China View
Afghan forces kill senior Taliban commander in Helmand -- Long War Journal
Diggers kill Taliban leader in Afghan tunnel -- ABC News (Australia)
Afghan Taliban spokesman: We will win the war -- CNN
Administration Is Keeping Ally at Arm's Length -- Washington Post
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Afghan Officials Say Coalition Airstrikes Kill Civilians -- Voice of America
Scores of Afghans killed in suspected US air raid -- Euronews
Red Cross backs reports of Afghan civilian deaths -- L.A. Times
Karzai to raise deadly US airstrike with Obama -- Times Online
Major fighting in Afghanistan's east and west -- Long War Journal
Roadside bombing kills 7 police, wounds another in S Afghanistan -- China View
Afghan forces kill senior Taliban commander in Helmand -- Long War Journal
Diggers kill Taliban leader in Afghan tunnel -- ABC News (Australia)
Afghan Taliban spokesman: We will win the war -- CNN
Administration Is Keeping Ally at Arm's Length -- Washington Post
US, Karzai seek to mend fraying relationship at summit -- Christian Science Monitor
Obama wants alliance with Afghan, Pakistan heads -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Drugs Hollow Out Afghan Lives in Cultural Center -- New York Times
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 609 -- Washington Post

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