U.S. forces kill 13 Afghan civilians in air strike | Reuters

Reuters 2/21/09: U.S. forces kill 13 Afghan civilians in air strike:

"U.S. forces in Afghanistan killed 13 civilians, as well as three militants, in an air strike in western Afghanistan this week, the U.S. military said on Saturday after an investigation into the incident.

"The mistaken killing of civilians by foreign forces is a major source of tension between the Afghan government and its Western backers and has also caused a steady drop in public support for the presence of some 70,000 international troops"

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