Afghan government warns US over 'one-sided' airstrike that killed 18

[morningfog]

The Afghan government has hit out at the US for failing to consult with local forces ahead of an airstrike that killed 18 civilians, suggesting future such raids would be viewed as a breach of its pact with Washington.

An investigation into Wednesday's night-time raid found that it was the result of "a one-sided decision, and not co-ordinated with Afghan security forces", President Hamid Karzai's spokesman Aimal Faiz said.

He went on to suggest that a repeat of the unilateral strike would be seen as a violation of a pact between the two countries over who takes the lead in "special operations" in the country.

Signed in April, the agreement puts the Afghan government in charge of such manoeuvres – a move designed to resolve some of the longstanding tensions between the two countries.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/09/afghan-government-warns-us-airstrike

[kenny blankenship]

1. Ooh whaddaya gonna do about it Afghanistan? Huh?

Are you going to harbor a grudge about every little time we slapped you around or dicked you over, then play host to a pack of religious foreign nutcases who conspire to fly a bunch of jumbo jets into our tall and symbolically important buildings huh?

Like that would ever happen. Yeah. We're going to do just what we like to you Afghanistan. Because we can. And you're gonna take it. Because you have to.

[Karmadillo]

2. If we can't kill civilians in our quest to bring democracy to the world, the terrorists win.