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February 21, 2011

NATO Forces Accused of Killing 64 Afghan Civilians 
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In news from Afghanistan, NATO forces have been accused of killing 64
civilians in air and ground strikes over the past four days in
northeastern Afghanistan. Tribal elders said the strikes hit a village
and that women and children were killed inside their houses. NATO forces
denied the account saying that targets of the attack were militants.
Earlier today, a suicide bomber struck a government administrative
center in northern Afghanistan killing about 30 people. The news comes
amid reports that United States is entering direct talks with the
Taliban.



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