Posted by warvictims on October 18, 2008
by Laura King
Los Angeles Times
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — With public anger running high over civilian deaths in airstrikes by Western troops, Afghan authorities said Friday that at least 17 civilians had been killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan.
The NATO-led force said in a statement that it was investigating the reports but that there was no evidence so far that any noncombatants had been killed in clashes during the previous two days in Helmand province. Western military officials confirmed, however, that an airstrike had been carried out in the area. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on October 18, 2008
by AFP
NEW DELHI (AFP) — Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday told Sri Lanka he was deeply concerned about the “deteriorating humanitarian situation” in the war-torn island and urged it to protect Tamil civilians caught in the conflict. Read the rest of this entry »
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