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US warplanes kill 35 in Afghanistan
US warplanes kill 35 in Afghanistan
Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:28PM GMT
PressTV - US warplanes kill 35 in Afghanistan
An airstrike by US warplanes has left 35 people dead in the troubled eastern Afghanistan as civilian casualties are on the rise in the war-ravaged country, Press TV reports.
The causalities come after the warplanes targeted a residential area in Ab Band district of the Ghazni Province on Tuesday, a Press TV correspondent reported.
The US military claims it has targeted Taliban militants, but villagers say civilians are also among the dead.
Similar operations in the past have left behind many civilian casualties.
Earlier, Afghan officials said nearly 20 civilians were killed in a recent operation by US-led foreign forces in the country's east.
Civilians have been the main victims of US-led airstrikes and ground operations in various parts of Afghanistan over the past few months.
The Afghan government has repeatedly condemned the deadly attacks against civilians.
The attacks have killed large numbers of Afghan civilians since the onset of the US-led invasion of the country in 2001.
Afghans have held several protests against NATO over the issue of civilian casualties.
The US-led war in Afghanistan, with civilian and military casualties at record highs, has become the longest war in the US history.
AGB/JR
Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:28PM GMT
PressTV - US warplanes kill 35 in Afghanistan
An airstrike by US warplanes has left 35 people dead in the troubled eastern Afghanistan as civilian casualties are on the rise in the war-ravaged country, Press TV reports.
The causalities come after the warplanes targeted a residential area in Ab Band district of the Ghazni Province on Tuesday, a Press TV correspondent reported.
The US military claims it has targeted Taliban militants, but villagers say civilians are also among the dead.
Similar operations in the past have left behind many civilian casualties.
Earlier, Afghan officials said nearly 20 civilians were killed in a recent operation by US-led foreign forces in the country's east.
Civilians have been the main victims of US-led airstrikes and ground operations in various parts of Afghanistan over the past few months.
The Afghan government has repeatedly condemned the deadly attacks against civilians.
The attacks have killed large numbers of Afghan civilians since the onset of the US-led invasion of the country in 2001.
Afghans have held several protests against NATO over the issue of civilian casualties.
The US-led war in Afghanistan, with civilian and military casualties at record highs, has become the longest war in the US history.
AGB/JR
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