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Afghan Official Says NATO Airstrike Killed 14 Civilians

Afghan Official Says NATO Airstrike Killed 14 Civilians

Afghan officials said Sunday that a NATO airstrike killed 14 civilians, all of them women and children, in the southern province of Helmand on Saturday night. Local officials said the strike was aimed at Taliban fighters and missed. NATO said it was investigating.

 

NATO leader: 'Gadhafi's time is over'

NATO leader: 'Gadhafi's time is over'

NATO's leader confidently proclaimed on Sunday that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's days are numbered, but he couldn't foresee how long the alliance's grinding mission to protect besieged civilians will last.

 

NATO urged to press harder in Libya as battles continue

France and Britain said NATO should be doing more to pressure the Libyan regime. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said the alliance should be firing on the weapons being used by Gadhafi’s troops to target civilians in Misrata.

 

Nato: Libyans use 'human shields'

Nato: Libyans use 'human shields'

Nato says forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are using human shields in the war-torn town of Misrata. The coalition says Col Gaddafi's troops are using civilian vehicles and hiding their heavy armour in civilian areas.

 

NATO Warns Rebels Against Attacking Libyan Civilians

NATO Warns Rebels Against Attacking Libyan Civilians

The coalition has told the rebels that they are no less subject to bombardment by NATO planes than pro-Qaddafi forces if they endanger civilians.

 

Gathering Firewood, 9 Afghan Boys Killed by NATO Helicopters

Gathering Firewood, 9 Afghan Boys Killed by NATO Helicopters

The attack on the boys amounted to one of the worst cases of mistaken killings of children by foreign-led forces in the Afghanistan war.

 

NATO admits 4 killed in Afghanistan were civilians, not ‘known insurgents’

NATO admits 4 killed in Afghanistan were civilians, not ‘known insurgents’

Western military officials acknowledge that none of those in a car fired on by soldiers had links to the insurgency.

 

NATO Afghanistan airstrike kills 33 civilians

NATO Afghanistan airstrike kills 33 civilians

A NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan has killed 33 people after an aircraft fired on civilians mistakenly thought to be insurgents, the Afghan government said on Monday.

 

12 Afghans killed in errant rocket strike as U.S. offensive continues

The deaths are the first civilian casualties since the start of the attack on the Taliban stronghold of Marja. NATO says it is suspending use of the weapons system used in the deadly strike.

Reporting from The Outskirts Of Marja, Afghanistan, and Kabul -- As U.S.

 

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