The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. October 23, 2008 NATO Admits to Killing Afghan Civilians in Latest Attack -------------------------------------------------------- NATO officials have now quietly admitted a number of Afghan civilians were killed in southern Helmand province last week. The victims included several women and children. Afghan officials and residents say eighteen people died in the attack. .