Afghan villagers have staged angry protests over claims that 76 civilians were killed in a coalition air-strike.
President Hamid Karzai condemned Friday's operation in the western province of Herat, because of civilian casualties, but there are conflicting claims about the true death toll. The United States, has said it will launch an investigation into the incident, after initially denying any civilian deaths. It initially said 30 militants were killed in the attack. The issue of civilian casualties resulting from air-strikes has become an increasingly sore Ban Ki-Moon appeals for US to stay Mexican's execution ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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