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Afghan president attacks U.S. over military operation
Source: Reuters
Afghan president attacks U.S. over military operation
KABUL Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:45pm EST
(Reuters) - Afghanistan's president attacked the United States over a military operation that killed civilians on Wednesday, underlining his growing rift with Washington.
Hamid Karzai said U.S. forces were responsible for an air strike that left a woman and seven children dead.
Relations between the two countries have deteriorated steadily over Karzai's long-standing refusal to sign a Bilateral Security Agreement that would help shape the U.S. military presence after 2014, when most other foreign troops are expected to leave.
The NATO-led coalition ISAF, which is dominated by the United States, denied it had planned Wednesday's operation and said Afghan Special Forces had organised it.
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KABUL Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:45pm EST
(Reuters) - Afghanistan's president attacked the United States over a military operation that killed civilians on Wednesday, underlining his growing rift with Washington.
Hamid Karzai said U.S. forces were responsible for an air strike that left a woman and seven children dead.
Relations between the two countries have deteriorated steadily over Karzai's long-standing refusal to sign a Bilateral Security Agreement that would help shape the U.S. military presence after 2014, when most other foreign troops are expected to leave.
The NATO-led coalition ISAF, which is dominated by the United States, denied it had planned Wednesday's operation and said Afghan Special Forces had organised it.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/15/us-afghanistan-airstrike-idUSBREA0E1IP20140115
