Protesters Say NATO Attack Killed (9) Afghan Civilians

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Source: AP

KABUL — Hundreds of protesters brandished sticks, threw stones and burned an American flag Friday in eastern Afghanistan as they accused NATO forces of killing civilians in an overnight raid, but the alliance said eight insurgents were killed in the attack.

Also Friday, the governor of eastern Paktiya province narrowly escaped an attack when a suicide bomber jumped in front of a vehicle in his convoy in the provincial capital, Gardez, the governor's spokesman said.

In the neighboring province of Nangahar, more than 500 people poured into the streets in the Surkh Rod district to protest the raid by international forces.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office said in a faxed statement that ten "innocent people" were killed in the Surkh Rod village of Saydan, and that he "strongly condemned" the operation.

The statement made no mention of any role for Afghan troops, who often accompany NATO forces, in the operation. Karzai ordered security officials to review the incident and report back to the presidential palace.

Karzai expressed sadness at the "painful" incident, it said.

Mohammed Arish, a government administrator in Surkh Rod, said a father and his four sons and four members of another family were killed in the NATO operation.

"They are farmers. They are innocent. They are not insurgents or militants," Arish told The Associated Press by phone.

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[Mari333]

1. Time to Leave! time to get the fuck out! for christs sake. knr

[greencharlie]

2. get out? Why???

just when profits are getting good!!! Oh... to have more gov't defense contracts...

:sarcasm:

[Mari333]

3. yes, someone needs to tell those families that they must be patient,

and wait for the 10 dimensional chess game to end...

:sarcasm: also