Afghan National Police recruits participate in entry-level training at the Central Training Center, Kabul, Afghanistan, April 23, 2009. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeleyFrom Yahoo News/AP:
LONDON – A British television report to be broadcast on Monday says American forces who killed scores of people last August in Azizabad, western Afghanistan, attacked the village on the basis of false allegations inspired by a blood feud with a neighboring community.
An hour-long, in-depth documentary, previewed by The Associated Press and to be broadcast by Channel 4, includes scenes from a Herat provincial court trial in which a leader from the rival village was sentenced to death for murder for having given false information leading to the deaths of 91 innocent Azizabad civilians.
Despite that court ruling, the U.S. Central Command maintains its position that the Americans killed 22 Taliban fighters, along with only 33 civilians.
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My Comment: This report sums up the problems that NATO is experiencing in Afghanistan in a nutshell.