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Afghanistan official says three civilians killed in US air strike
Source: Associated Press
Afghanistan official says three civilians killed in US air strike
Associated Press in Kabul
theguardian.com, Friday 26 December 2014 14.38 GMT
An airstrike by US-led coalition forces on Friday killed three Afghan villagers who were “heavily armed” but not part of the Taliban insurgency, an Afghan official said.
The governor of eastern Logar province, Neyaz Mohammad Amiri, said the coalition had told local authorities the dead were Taliban insurgents, but that villagers in the remote Ab Josh area disputed that claim, saying the dead were civilians who were protecting their land from nomads.
“The reason the coalition forces fired on them is that they were heavily armed,” Amiri said. “Of course it was a mistake by the coalition forces, but at the same time I blame the villagers for carrying the heavy weapons.”
He said Afghan security forces had been deployed to Ab Josh two days ago, to mediate a clash between the villagers and Kuchi nomads, who have a reputation for violence and are often armed with machine guns and heavier weapons.
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Associated Press in Kabul
theguardian.com, Friday 26 December 2014 14.38 GMT
An airstrike by US-led coalition forces on Friday killed three Afghan villagers who were “heavily armed” but not part of the Taliban insurgency, an Afghan official said.
The governor of eastern Logar province, Neyaz Mohammad Amiri, said the coalition had told local authorities the dead were Taliban insurgents, but that villagers in the remote Ab Josh area disputed that claim, saying the dead were civilians who were protecting their land from nomads.
“The reason the coalition forces fired on them is that they were heavily armed,” Amiri said. “Of course it was a mistake by the coalition forces, but at the same time I blame the villagers for carrying the heavy weapons.”
He said Afghan security forces had been deployed to Ab Josh two days ago, to mediate a clash between the villagers and Kuchi nomads, who have a reputation for violence and are often armed with machine guns and heavier weapons.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/26/afghanistan-three-killed-us-air-strike
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