Afghan air raid kills 25 civilians, 20 Taleban

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/June/subcontinent_June856.xml§ion=subcontinent

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - An air strike by foreign-led forces killed 25 civilians, including 12 members of a family, and 20 Taleban fighters in southern Afghanistan, a police chief said on Friday.

Helmand provincial police chief Hussien Andiwal said the raid took place on Thursday night as part of an operation against Taleban fighters by foreign forces and Afghan troops.

A spokesman for the US military said he had no immediate comment on the incident, but NATO -- which runs a separate force under overall US command -- said it carried out the air strike after alliance forces came under attack by insurgents.

‘We are concerned about reports that some civilians may have lost their lives during this attack,’ said Lieutenant-Colonel Mike Smith, a NATO spokesman.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. "We're concerned" They're "concerned" at the bad PR.

“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy.” - Gandhi

[MadMaddie]

2. So the question should be

"were the 25 civilian lives lost worth the killing of 20 low level criminals"?

This is where the * administration has led this country....

[madokie]

3. its doubtfull the 20 low level criminals can be confirmed