Australian troops killed two Afghan children: governor

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An Afghan governor says Australian soldiers in the country's south shot dead two children tending cattle, in an incident likely to escalate tensions over the conduct of international troops.

Civilian casualties caused by NATO-led forces have been one of the most contentious issues in the campaign against Taliban insurgents, often triggering widespread public anger and harsh criticism from president Hamid Karzai.

On Friday the Australian Defence Force (ADF) only said Australian troops were involved in an "operational incident" in north-west Uruzgan province and an investigation was underway.

Uruzgan provincial governor Amir Mohammad Akhundzada told AFP on Saturday that Australian troops killed two children, aged seven and eight, in a "mistaken" retaliatory attack.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-03/australian-troops-killed-two-afghan-children-governor-says/4549856

[malaise]

1. It doesn't matter

They're just lil brown children and the cows must have been terrorist cows