Officials: U.S. kills 7 Afghan police

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Officials: U.S. kills 7 Afghan police

By AMIR SHAH, Associated Press Writer
5 minutes ago

KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S. forces mistakenly killed seven Afghan
police and wounded four in an apparent friendly fire incident
early Tuesday in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said.

Police manning a remote checkpoint in Nangarhar province said an
American convoy backed by helicopters approached and opened
fire despite their protests and calls for them to stop.

"I thought they were Taliban, and we shouted at them to stop,
but they came closer and they opened fire," said Khan Mohammad,
one of the policemen at the post. "I'm very angry. We are here
to protect the Afghan government and help serve the Afghan
government, but the Americans have come to kill us."

The commander at the post, Esanullah, who goes by one name,
said a helicopter fired rockets, killing seven policemen and
wounding four.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070612/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence

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Also according to the report, 3 civilians were killed at an
ISAF checkpoint in Kunar province, and a Canadian soldier
was killed near Kandahar.

Related: NATO soldier killed in southern Afghanistan - Reuters

[Erika]

1. Winning Muslims hearts and minds

And why are we there? Anyone seen Osama Bin Laden lately?

[acmavm]

2. Who knows, check with Bandar bush**.

[Eugene]

3. New story at link: U.S. troops mistakenly kill Afghan police

Source: Associated Press

U.S. troops mistakenly kill Afghan police

40 minutes ago

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan police mistakenly thought U.S.
troops on a nighttime mission were Taliban fighters and
opened fire on them, prompting U.S. forces to return fire
and call in attack aircraft, killing seven Afghan police,
officials said Tuesday.

U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops, meanwhile, killed more
than 24 suspected Taliban fighters during an eight-hour battle
in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the coalition said.

President Hamid Karzai's spokesman labeled the shooting at a
remote police checkpoint in the eastern province of Nangarhar
"a tragic incident" caused by a lack of communication.

-snip-

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070612/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence

[Eugene]

4. Gunmen fire at Afghan girl students, kill two

Source: Reuters

Gunmen fire at Afghan girl students, kill two
12 Jun 2007 11:03:14 GMT
Source: Reuters

KABUL, June 12 (Reuters) - Gunmen riding on a motorbike
fired at girls outside a school in Afghanistan on Tuesday,
killing two and wounding six, authorities said.

The attack took place in Logar province, south of the
capital, Kabul, at the end of the school day. The
attackers fled, they said.


Link: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL163860.htm

[cliss]

5. So popular we are around the world...

As if we don't have enough hatred stirred up in the Middle East, we just have to make sure there is no small corner of the world where they don't already despise us.

Maybe Borneo??? Are there are few that don't detest us there?

Better send it troops.

[Roy]

6. Just an innocent mistake.......

They probably thought it was a wedding party.

[maddezmom]

7. NATO to review Afghan mission after civilian deaths

NATO to review Afghan mission after civilian deaths
13 Jun 2007 09:23:34 GMT
Source: Reuters
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BRUSSELS, June 13 (Reuters) - NATO defence ministers will review procedures in Afghanistan on Thursday as part of efforts to halt a wave of civilian casualties threatening to undermine public support for foreign peacekeepers there.

NATO peace efforts in Afghanistan, vital to the credibility of the 49-year-old Western alliance, will be the centrepiece of talks in Brussels where U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates will also sound out his Russian counterpart on a surprise Kremlin offer of help for a U.S. missile shield plan.

U.S. forces on Tuesday mistakenly killed seven policemen in an air strike in the east of Afghanistan and the International Committee of the Red Cross warned that Western forces must do more to prevent civilian casualties when bombing insurgents.

NATO commanders say some of the incidents are the result of poor coordination with Afghan forces and a separate, U.S.-led coalition. But they recognise procedures must be tightened, accidents investigated more quickly and humanitarian help offered to victims.

more:http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L13802222.htm