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US general pledges investigation into Afghanistan airstrike casualties
Source: Reuters
US general pledges investigation into Afghanistan airstrike casualties
Reuters in Kabul
Saturday 5 November 2016 13.54 GMT
The top American general in Afghanistan has promised an investigation into civilian casualties caused by an airstrike in support of Afghan special forces and their US advisers near the northern city of Kunduz this week.
More than 30 civilians, half of them children, were killed on Thursday in a strike on the village of Buz Kandahari, just outside Kunduz, that was called in when a special forces raid encountered heavy fire from Taliban militants.
Gen John Nicholson, commander of US forces in Afghanistan, said he deeply regretted the loss of innocent lives.
“An initial investigation has determined that efforts near Kunduz on 3 November to defend Afghan National Defense and Security Forces likely resulted in civilian casualties,” he said in a statement.
“We will work with our Afghan partners to investigate and determine the facts and we will work with the government of Afghanistan to provide assistance.”
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Reuters in Kabul
Saturday 5 November 2016 13.54 GMT
The top American general in Afghanistan has promised an investigation into civilian casualties caused by an airstrike in support of Afghan special forces and their US advisers near the northern city of Kunduz this week.
More than 30 civilians, half of them children, were killed on Thursday in a strike on the village of Buz Kandahari, just outside Kunduz, that was called in when a special forces raid encountered heavy fire from Taliban militants.
Gen John Nicholson, commander of US forces in Afghanistan, said he deeply regretted the loss of innocent lives.
“An initial investigation has determined that efforts near Kunduz on 3 November to defend Afghan National Defense and Security Forces likely resulted in civilian casualties,” he said in a statement.
“We will work with our Afghan partners to investigate and determine the facts and we will work with the government of Afghanistan to provide assistance.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/05/afghanistan-air-strike-casualties-us-general-investigation