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7 Civilians Killed in Afghan Border Police Mistake

   VOA News 06 February 2010

   An  Afghan  police  official  says  border police have shot and killed
   seven civilians after mistaking them for insurgents.
   Abdul  Raziq,  head  of the border police, told reporters the incident
   occurred  in Kandahar's Shubarak district in southern Afghanistan near
   the border with Pakistan.
   The  civilians  were  gathering  wood  when  they  were  spotted  by a
   six-member border police patrol.
   Raziq  said  the officers involved have been detained for questioning,
   and the incident is under investigation.
   Afghan  troops  and NATO forces have been fighting a fierce insurgency
   in Afghanistan.
   Last  year  was  the  deadliest for Afghan civilians and international
   troops in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion in late 2001 toppled
   the Taliban

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.

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