US admits killing Afghan civilians - Kavkazcenter.com
July 3rd, 2007 | by TheAngryindian | | Post to NewsCloud »
US military officials have admitted civilians were among those killed in a US-led air raid on a village in Afghanistan.
Locals say more than 100 people, many of them women and children, died in the US-led attacks on a village close to the frontline in Helmland province.
Dur Ali Shah, Gereshk district mayor, said overnight air strikes on Friday targeted Taliban fighters who had moved into the village of Hyderabad after a clash with US-led coalition troops.
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