NATO strike in Afghanistan said killed 85 civilians

dpa German Press Agency
Published: Thursday October 26, 2006

Kabul- Airstrikes and artillery fire by NATO-led International Security Assistance Force killed at least at least 85 civilians and around 48 Taliban insurgents in volatile southern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said Thursday. Over 85 civilians including women and children were killed in Zang Abad village of Panjwayi district, 20 kilometres west of Kandahar Province Tuesday evening, said Bismillah Afghanmal, a member of Kandahar provincial council.

Khalid Pashtoon, a representative from Kandahar province to the lower house of Afghan parliament, condemned the NATO action "even if Taliban leader Mullah Omar was in that village."

NATO claims to have killed some 48 Taliban insurgents, and confirmed only injury of four civilians in these incidents operations.

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