Afghans Protest Amid Claims 76 Killed in Military Strikes
Syndicated from Common Dreams on Sat, 2008-08-23
HERAT, Afghanistan - Afghan villagers staged an angry protest Saturday amid claims that 76 civilians were killed in coalition air strikes against Taliban rebels, as the US military launched an investigation.
President Hamid Karzai condemned civilian casualties from Friday’s clashes in the western province of Herat but there were conflicting claims about the death toll, with [...]
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