Reuters: U.S. general pledges investigation on Afghan air strike casualties
The top American general in Afghanistan promised on Saturday an investigation into civilian casualties caused by an air strike in support of Afghan special forces and their U.S. advisors near the northern city of Kunduz this week.
More than 30 civilians, half of them children, were killed on Thursday after 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.
General John Nicholson, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, said he deeply regretted the loss of innocent lives.
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WNU Editor: The Afghan war is intensifying .... I predict that by the time this report is released, it will be buried by other war news.
