U.S. soldiers kill 4 Afghan civilians: rights group

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

U.S. soldiers kill 4 Afghan civilians: rights group

By Sayed Salahuddin
1 hour, 4 minutes ago

KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers killed four civilian members
of the same family during a raid on Friday in Afghanistan's
eastern province of Nangarhar, an Afghan rights body said.

The soldiers also arrested 15 civilians during the pre-dawn
raid in Khogiani district which lies in the foothills of the
provincial capital Jalalabad, the head of Afghanistan's
Human Rights Group said.

Those killed in the raid were an 85-year-old man,
Mohammada Jan, two of his sons and a grandson, Lal Gul
told Reuters.

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A U.S. military official confirmed the operation, but said
coalition soldiers killed three militants after they came
under fire and arrested 16 more militants.

They said there were no civilian casualties.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070629/wl_nm/afghan_violence_dc

[David__77]

1. I am so sorry for the killing of those people.

It's terrible the tragedy befalling millions because of this criminality.

[acmavm]

2. Jeeze fellas, I'm having a hard time believing everyone the US

military kills is a militant or insurgent or Taliban or al Quaeda.

It's those five and six year olds that bug me. I mean, is there NO age requirement to join?

:sarcasm: