Foreign troops kill nine Afghan soldiers: official

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Foreign troops kill nine Afghan soldiers: official
Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:33am EDT

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Foreign troops killed
nine Afghan soldiers in a mistaken air strike in the
southeast of the country overnight, the Afghan
Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Scores of Afghan civilians have been killed in air
strikes by international troops in Afghanistan this
year, Afghan officials say, feeding a perception that
NATO-led and U.S. coalition forces do not take
enough care when calling in air support.

But it is still rare for foreign troops to hit their
allies in the Afghan security forces.

Helicopter gunships pounded an Afghan army post
on a road in Dowa Manda district of Khost province,
a Taliban stronghold, district chief Lutfullah
Babakarkheil said. Eight soldiers were killed and
four wounded, he said.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE49L0UX20081022

[Eugene]

1. US: "this may be a case of mistaken identity on both sides"

Source: BBC News

Page last updated at 07:10 GMT,
Wednesday, 22 October 2008 08:10 UK

Air strike kills Afghan soldiers

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In a statement, the US military in Afghanistan
confirmed coalition forces were involved in
"multiple engagements" on their return from a
previous operation in the region.

"As a result of the engagements, ANA (Afghan
army) soldiers were killed and injured.

"Initial reports from troops on the ground
indicate that this may be a case of mistaken
identity on both sides."

Col Greg Julian, the chief spokesman for US
troops in Afghanistan, said an investigation
was under way.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7683392.stm

[Lone_Star_Dem]

2. kick to combine.

[melonkali]

3. Nine Afghan Soldiers Die in Coalition Strike

Source: MSNBC

KABUL, Afghanistan - A U.S.-led coalition airstrike mistakenly hit an Afghan army checkpoint Wednesday, killing nine soldiers and wounding three, Afghan officials said.



Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27315529/

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The mess is Afghanistan just gets worse. What can they reply to this incident: PLEASE don't help us anymore?