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April 14, 2009

NATO Air Strike Kills Six Civilians in Afghanistan
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Afghan officials say six civilians were killed Monday in an overnight
NATO air strike in Kunar province near the Pakistan border. The dead
reportedly included a three-year-old girl and ten-year-old boy.
Officials said sixteen other civilians were injured in the strike. Last
week, five people, including a seven-day-old baby, died during a US-led
operation in southeastern Khost province. US forces initially said they
had killed four insurgents but later acknowledged the dead were
civilians defending their home.



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