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UN: Unlawful Anti-Drugs US Air Strikes Killed 30 Afghan Civilians

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - The United Nations said Wednesday recent U.S. airstrikes on
   alleged drug-processing facilities in Afghanistan that killed more than
   30 civilians, including children, were "not lawful."

   The casualties occurred last May in western Farah and adjoining Nimroz
   provinces where the U.S. bombed more than 60 sites, identifying them as
   drug-production plants, according to "extensive fact-finding" into the
   incident by the[1] U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The
   report said investigators have confirmed 30 deaths and at least four
   injuries in Farah.

References

   1. https://unama.unmissions.org/un-report-finds-alleged-drug-facilities-were-not-lawful-targets-%E2%80%93-airstrikes-caused-significant

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