On July 23, 2010, a NATO attack killed and injured many Afghan civilians, most of whom were women and children, in the village of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
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The Afghan government claimed that a helicopter-gunship rocket strike killed 52 civilians.[1] Many other civilians including children were also injured and treated at Kandahar hospital.[2][1][3] For weeks, US military and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials denied that there had been any such incident.[4]
About 200-400 people took to the streets in Kabul, protesting the killing of civilians by foreign troops, carrying photos of those who died in the airstrike.[5][6]
The Karzai government sent investigators to the site, who concluded that 39 civilians were killed in the rocket strike
According to a statement by the Presidential Palace, the investigation confirmed that 39 civilians had been killed by NATO-led troops in Sangin.[7] The figure was lower than the initially reported 45–52. According to the investigation, all 39 dead were women or children.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Jon Boone in Kabul and Ali Safi in Kandahar. "Helmand residents accuse NATO of deliberate attack on civilians killing 52 « RAWA News". Rawa.org. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ Loyn, David (2010-07-25). "BBC News - Nato probes reports raid killed 45 Afghan civilians". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "7 children injured in troops-militants battle in S. Afghanistan". News.xinhuanet.com. 2010-07-24. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "NATO Expresses Regrets Over Afghan Civilian Deaths In Military Operation". Rttnews.com. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "Demonstrators hit the streets of Kabul". Itn.co.uk. 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-08-13.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Stories:Afghans protest alleged NATO civilian deaths". Australia Network News. 2010-08-02. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "NATO Expresses Regrets Over Afghan Civilian Deaths In Military Operation". RTTNews. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
External links
edit- Rethink Afghanistan Footage Exposes One of the Worst Civilian Casualty Incidents of the War
- NATO Forces in Afghanistan Can’t Deny They Killed Civilians in Sangin Anymore