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ReutersForce in Afghan strike was appropriate: U.S. general:By Kristin Roberts
2 hours, 16 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. commander who led a strike against the
Taliban in the Afghan town of Shindand last month acted appropriately, the
military has concluded after an investigation into an incident that Afghan
officials say killed dozens of civilians.
Brig. Gen. Perry Wiggins, deputy director for regional operations in the
Pentagon's Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Wednesday said the probe determined
the commander, who has not been identified, applied the correct level of
force in response to enemy fire.
Afghan officials say more than 50 civilians were killed and hundreds made
homeless in U.S.-led raids in the western town of Shindand at the end of
April. But U.S. officials have said all of the more than 130 killed were Taliban
insurgents.
-snip-Wiggins said he did not know what the investigation concluded about
civilian casualties.
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