US Report Declares Herat Strike “Legitimate Self-Defense” | News From Antiwar.com: "US Report Declares Herat Strike “Legitimate Self-Defense”
Posted October 9, 2008
A late August US air strike in Herat Province which killed at least 90 civilians, most of them children, according to both the United Nations and the Afghan government has been a matter of continuing embarrassment for international forces and a source of tension between the troops and the Afghan populace. The United States long disputed the civilian toll, saying even after condemnations by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that they were “very confident” that only militants were killed, but finally has raised the number of civilians killed to 33."
Thursday, October 09, 2008
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