Русская версияThe US military says Afghan and coalition forces have killed 25
militants and eight civilians in a battle in southern Afghanistan.
A US military statement said the Taliban launched multiple ambushes
on a patrol in the province of Uruzgan on Sunday, before retreating
into a civilian area.
Coalition forces then called in an
air-strike, which lead to the civilian deaths. Civilian casualties
have caused tensions between Afghanistan and its western allies.
President Harmid Karzai said on Sunday that coalition air-strikes
had only succeeded in killing ordinary Afghans and would not defeat
the insurgency. Coalition forces accuse the Taliban of deliberately
using human shields.
(Deutsche Welle)
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