NATO troops kill more civilians

[IndianaGreen]

PAN, February 16, 2010NATO troops kill more civilians

Locals claimed 15 people perished when NATO helicopters pounded two civilian vehicles in the Washer district.

Zainullah Stanakzai & Bashir Naadem

LASHKARGAH/KANDAHAR CITY: More civilians have been killed in a Taliban stronghold in southern Helmand province during a huge onslaught that NATO and Afghan officials say is aimed at protecting residents and bringing them prosperity.

Elsewhere in the south, five civilians were killed and two others wounded in an air strike -- not part of Operation Moshtarak -- in the Zherai district of Kandahar. A joint Afghan-ISAF patrol that saw the individuals digging along a path believed they were planting a roadside bomb.

NATO acknowledged on Tuesday shooting dead three individuals in separate incidents in Helmand and the accidental deaths of five men during an imprecise air strike in Kandahar.

But villagers accused the international troops of killing at least 15 residents in the Washer district of Helmand alone -- the scene of an ongoing joint sweep involving 15,000 Afghan and foreign forces.

"Following a small-arms engagement with insurgents, two wounded Afghan men were brought to a joint Afghan-ISAF patrol," the NATO-led force said, adding the wounded were provided first aid.

The soldiers later called for a medical evacuation mission that brought the men to a nearby ISAF medical facility for further treatment. One of the men subsequently succumbed to their injuries, the ISAF press office said.

However, locals claimed 15 people perished when NATO helicopters pounded two civilian vehicles in the Washer district. Dweller Akhtar Mohammad said the choppers hit cars carrying Taliban fighters, killing all those on board.

Soon afterwards, ISAF helicopters air-dropped soldiers in the area, he revealed. The troops also fired at a civilian vehicle passing the area, according to Akhtar.

http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2010/02/16/nato-troops-kill-more-civilians.html

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. We're getting pretty good at it.

:patriot:

[theoldman]

2. War is hell, at least that is what president Roosevelt said.

During the Korean war a lot of South Koreans were killed by US troops. When there are no uniforms, it is hard to tell who is the enemy. Maybe we should ask Karzai if we should leave.