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Two Afghan schoolchildren killed in US airstrike in Logar province
US-led airstrike kills Afghan civilians
PressTV - US-led airstrike kills Afghan civilians
Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:29PM GMT
US-led forces during an air patrol in an area of Afghanistan (file photo)
Latest reports say a NATO airstrike has killed at least two civilians and wounded several others in the troubled eastern Afghanistan.
Press TV has learned that two students were killed in the Sunday airstrike that targeted Logar Province. One woman and a number of children were among those injured in the attack.
The death toll is expected to rise as some of the injured are said to be in critical condition.
There has been a surge in civilian casualties resulting from attacks by US-led foreign troops.
The attacks have claimed dozens of Afghan lives over the past few days. Hundreds of civilians have been killed in US-led airstrikes and ground operations in various parts of Afghanistan over the past few months.
Civilian casualties by US-led foreign forces have also been a major source of friction between Kabul and Washington.
President Hamid Karzai has repeatedly condemned the strikes and called on US-led foreign forces to stop killing civilians.
Afghans have held several angry protests against NATO over the civilian casualties.
The invasion of Afghanistan took place with the official objective of curbing militancy and bringing peace and stability to the country.
More than nine years on, however, Afghanistan remains unstable and civilians continue to pay the price.
JR/HGH/MMN
PressTV - US-led airstrike kills Afghan civilians
Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:29PM GMT
US-led forces during an air patrol in an area of Afghanistan (file photo)Latest reports say a NATO airstrike has killed at least two civilians and wounded several others in the troubled eastern Afghanistan.
Press TV has learned that two students were killed in the Sunday airstrike that targeted Logar Province. One woman and a number of children were among those injured in the attack.
The death toll is expected to rise as some of the injured are said to be in critical condition.
There has been a surge in civilian casualties resulting from attacks by US-led foreign troops.
The attacks have claimed dozens of Afghan lives over the past few days. Hundreds of civilians have been killed in US-led airstrikes and ground operations in various parts of Afghanistan over the past few months.
Civilian casualties by US-led foreign forces have also been a major source of friction between Kabul and Washington.
President Hamid Karzai has repeatedly condemned the strikes and called on US-led foreign forces to stop killing civilians.
Afghans have held several angry protests against NATO over the civilian casualties.
The invasion of Afghanistan took place with the official objective of curbing militancy and bringing peace and stability to the country.
More than nine years on, however, Afghanistan remains unstable and civilians continue to pay the price.
JR/HGH/MMN
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