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ReutersAfghan air raid kills 12 civilians, 20 TalibanFri Jun 22, 2007 4:47AM EDT
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A U.S.-led air strike
killed 12 members of an Afghan family and 20 Taliban fighters
in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, the provincial
police chief said on Friday.
Hussien Andiwal said the raid took place on Thursday night
as part of an operation against Taliban fighters by U.S.-led
forces and Afghan troops.
A spokesman for the U.S. military said he had no immediate
comment on the incident but would check.
Andiwal said the air strike happened in Girishk district of
Helmand, a long-time bastion for the Taliban and the leading
drug producing province of Afghanistan, the world's major
heroin supplier.
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Associated PressPolice: 25 Afghan Civilians KilledFriday June 22, 2007 10:16 AM
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suspected Taliban militants attacked
police posts in southern Afghanistan, sparking clashes and NATO
airstrikes that left 25 civilians dead, a senior police officer said
Friday.
The militants attacked police and used civilian houses for cover
in Gereshk district of Helmand province late Thursday, said
Mohammad Hussein Andiwal, provincial police chief.
NATO responded by calling in airstrikes, which killed 20 suspected
militants, but also 25 civilians, including nine women, three babies
and the mullah of a local mosque, he said.
NATO said the aircraft struck after insurgents attacked troops
from its International Security Assistance Force nine miles
northeast of Gereshk town.
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