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WASHINGTON – American troops made substantial errors and did not strictly follow rules for avoiding casualties during an air assault on Taliban fighters last month, a U.S. defense official said, underscoring a central quandary for President Barack Obama's new Afghan counterinsurgency campaign.
The defense official said Wednesday that a military investigation faulted some of the actions of American troops in air strikes May 4 that killed dozens of Afghan civilians in Farah province.
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More News On Bombing Errors And Mistakes In Afghanistan
Despite Damning Report, U.S. Blames Taliban for Airstrike Deaths -- The Danger Room
Some Afghanistan airstrikes were mistakes, investigators say -- L.A. Times
U.S. finds mistakes in deadly Afghan air strikes -- Reuters
US admits mistakes made in Afghanistan -- Press TV
Report: Errors made in Afghanistan airstrikes -- Stars And Stripes
US military admits errors in air strikes that killed scores of Afghan civilians -- The Guardian
U.S. Report Finds Errors in Afghan Airstrikes -- New York Times