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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on December 02, 2019, 11:48:56 am

Title: US drone killed Afghan civilians, officials say
Post by: TomSea on December 02, 2019, 11:48:56 am
Note article, we do respond to this allegation.

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US drone killed Afghan civilians, officials say
Farooq Jan Mangaland Fahim Abed 12 hrs ago

KHOST, Afghanistan — A US drone strike on a car carrying a woman who had just given birth in southeastern Afghanistan left five people dead, including the mother, three of her relatives, and the driver, Afghan officials and family members said Sunday.

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The US military command in Afghanistan confirmed a strike in Khost, saying that three Taliban fighters had been killed. But the military said the strike occurred Thursday.

“We are aware of the allegations of civilian casualties and working with local authorities to determine the veracity of these claims,” Colonel Sonny Leggett, a spokesman, said.

Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-drone-killed-afghan-civilians-officials-say/ar-BBXCg1z (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-drone-killed-afghan-civilians-officials-say/ar-BBXCg1z)
Title: Re: US drone killed Afghan civilians, officials say
Post by: Smokin Joe on December 02, 2019, 07:50:59 pm
Well, this sure isn't WWII.  **nononono*
Title: Re: US drone killed Afghan civilians, officials say
Post by: Wingnut on December 02, 2019, 08:00:44 pm
Well, this sure isn't WWII.  **nononono*

Nope it sure isn't.  If they fought WWII like we have every war since then, the West coast would be speaking Japanese and the rest would be speaking German.