Afghan Interior Ministry Raises Number Of Civilians Killed In Recent NATO Air Strike To 76
August 22, 2008, Matthew Good From antiwar…
“As with yesterday’s story, the initial US report claimed that 30 militants were killed, including an al-Qaeda commander. Though the Afghan Defense Ministry reported several homes were destroyed and that civilians were among the dead, US officials denied that there were any civilians killed.
Shortly later, Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry released a statement regarding the incident. In it they announced that 76 people, all civilians, had actually been killed in the strike. Among those killed were seven men, 19 women, and 50 children under the age of 15. The Ministry expressed “profound regret” for the killings, which they described as accidental, and promised to dispatch a delegation to conduct a full investigation.”
The CBC has more.
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“profound regret” - books are being written on the meaninglessness of the language used in politics.
I think the term “profound regret” in this case is over the fact that the “official version” of events was recognized and acknowledged as… big fucking lie.
They “profoundly regret” looking like lying shits yet again.
from the CBC article…
“Coalition troops denied killing any civilians in the air strike.
Coalition forces confirmed they killed 30 militants in an air strike early Friday morning in the Shindand district, but denied initiating any air strikes later in the day.
“We stand by our account and our reports and what we know and I can’t reconcile why [the Interior Ministry] would have a different figure,” U.S. military spokeswoman Lt. Col. Rumi Nielson-Green said Friday.”
I don’t get why Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry ‘profoundly regrets’ the killings… meanwhile the US is completely denying it all…
that’s consistent…