NATO says it accidentally killed five Afghan civilians
February 16th, 2010 - 1:24 am ICT by BNO NewsKABUL (BNO NEWS) — Five Afghan civilians were killed in a NATO airstrike after they were mistakenly identified as insurgents, the NATO-led ISAF alliance said on Monday.
The airstrike happened in the Zhari district of Kandahar province and was not related to Operation Moshtarak. U.S. Major General Michael Regner said the force regrets the “tragic incident” and offered sympathies to the families of those killed and injured.
The incident, which also left two others injured, comes only a day after another airstrike in Helmand province accidentally killed twelve civilians.
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