16 civilians killed, 25 wounded in Afghanistan

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http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/March/subcontinent_March156.xml§ion=subcontinent

KABUL - Sixteen Afghan civilians were killed and another 25 wounded when they were caught in the cross fire between coalition forces and suspected Taleban militants after a military vehicle was targeted by a suicide attacker,, officials said.

The incident took place just outside the city of Jalalabad, capital of eastern Nangarhar province, where a US-led coalition convoy came under attack by suspected Taleban rebels. ‘Sixteen people were killed and other 25 were wounded in a suicide attack and in the following exchange of fire,’ Noor Agha Zewak, spokesman for provincial governor told dpa.

It was not immediately clear whether the civilians were killed by US-led coalition fire or by the rebels.

Although there were no reports of damage or injuries to the soldiers, the troops opened retaliatory fire against a crowd, killing at least 16 civilians and wounding another 25.

Coalition officials were not immediately available for comment on the incident...

[spanone]

1. caught in the crossfire .....jeez.

:grr:

[seemunkee]

2. Oh shit

I got an email yesterday from a friend saying that he was back in Afghanistan. He's a civilian translator and spent 3 months at Ramstein hospital for his efforts last time he was over.

Edited because I re-read the story and see that they were Afghan civilians not US civilians working with there. Not to say its OK that others were killed but at least I know its not my friend.

[BlooInBloo]

3. If this is the same as the linked (below), it's a lie - US went apeshit and started targetting...

... them.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003553574