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US Strike Kills 40 at Wedding: Afghans

President Karzai angry; military investigating incident

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 5, 2008 3:10 PM CST

(Newser) – A US air strike killed 40 civilians at a wedding party Monday, the Afghan government said today. The US said it was investigating the incident, but would not verify any attack or death toll, the New York Times reports. A Kandahar province official said US...   Read full story »

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