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NATO confirms Afghan civilian deaths in airstrike

2012-09-17 199 Dailymotion

WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT<br/> <br />"Death to America" yell protesters in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province on Sunday.<br/> <br />The demonstrators gathered after a NATO airstrike killed eight civilians and a number of insurgents there early Sunday morning.<br/> <br />A NATO spokesman confirmed the civilian casualties, explaining that the mission had targeted insurgents.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE (ISAF) SPOKESMAN, BRIGADIER GENERAL GUNTER KATZ SAYING:<br/> <br />"The International Security Assistance Force extends its deepest regrets and sympathies to the families and loved ones of civilians who died or were injured during a coalition airstrikes on 16 of September in Laghman province."<br/> <br />Civilian deaths undermine support both in Afghanistan and the United States for the battle here, against Taliban insurgents.

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