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Afghan Officials: NATO Airstrike Killed 12 Children

NATO says the matter is under investigation

By the Associated Press

Posted May 29, 2011 2:28 PM CDT

(AP) – A NATO airstrike targeting insurgents inadvertently hit two civilian homes in the volatile southwestern Helmand province, killing 12 children and two women, an Afghan government official said today. He said the alliance launched the airstrike late yesterday in retaliation for an attack earlier in the...   Read full story »

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