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polly7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-07-10 10:05 AM
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NATO air strike accidentally kills 5 Afghan troops
KABUL, Afghanistan — "NATO mistakenly killed five of its Afghan army allies in an air strike Wednesday while they were attacking insurgents in the country's east, officials said.

Three American soldiers were also reported killed Wednesday in a roadside bombing in the south."

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"Last month was the deadliest for international forces since the war began, with 103 killed, including 60 Americans."

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20100707/nato-airstrike-afghan-troops-100707/


This needs to end.
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