New details have emerged in the killings of dozens of Afghan civilians by a NATO air strike earlier this week. Local leaders say the attack occurred in the village of Panjwayi. Residents were celebrating the end of the month-long holiday fast of Ramadan. Between fifty to eighty five people were slain — most of them women and children. Dozens more were wounded and several homes destroyed in over four hours of continuous bombing. At least twenty people were buried in a mass grave. Abdul Aye, a resident of a nearby village, said: “Everyone is very angry at the government and the coalition. There was no Taliban. These tragedies just keep continuing.”
Afghan Women, Children Among Dozens of Victims of NATO Strike
HeadlineOct 27, 2006