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"When allegations arose of civilian fatalities as a result of this mission, ISAF initiated an investigation," NATO spokeswoman Colonel Jane Crichton told Reuters.
Original reports from Afghan officials on the strike, which took place on September 7th, varied between 8 and 12 civilian deaths--numbers which conflicted with NATO's claim that 10 non-civilians, or "enemy forces," had been taken out, with no civilian casualties.
"Four women, four children, two drivers, a merchant and three suspected (insurgents) were killed," and a four-year-old girl was seriously wounded, Kunar governor Shuja ul-Mulkh Jalala told Reuters, echoing the original reports.
Drone strikes have brought constant terror to Afghans, and, despite claims by the administration that the "surgical strikes" can target "militants," a report from a U.S. military advisor earlier this summer found that drone strikes were actually more deadly to Afghan civilians than manned aircraft.
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan continue to rise, with over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed and more than 2,000 wounded in the first half of this year alone, according to calculations by the United Nations.
In an attempt to correct the "unconscionable oversight" in most media reports of the Afghan victims as a result of the U.S.-led war on the country, The Nation reports on "America's Afghan Victims" to highlight the cost of the war to civilians.
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"When allegations arose of civilian fatalities as a result of this mission, ISAF initiated an investigation," NATO spokeswoman Colonel Jane Crichton told Reuters.
Original reports from Afghan officials on the strike, which took place on September 7th, varied between 8 and 12 civilian deaths--numbers which conflicted with NATO's claim that 10 non-civilians, or "enemy forces," had been taken out, with no civilian casualties.
"Four women, four children, two drivers, a merchant and three suspected (insurgents) were killed," and a four-year-old girl was seriously wounded, Kunar governor Shuja ul-Mulkh Jalala told Reuters, echoing the original reports.
Drone strikes have brought constant terror to Afghans, and, despite claims by the administration that the "surgical strikes" can target "militants," a report from a U.S. military advisor earlier this summer found that drone strikes were actually more deadly to Afghan civilians than manned aircraft.
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan continue to rise, with over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed and more than 2,000 wounded in the first half of this year alone, according to calculations by the United Nations.
In an attempt to correct the "unconscionable oversight" in most media reports of the Afghan victims as a result of the U.S.-led war on the country, The Nation reports on "America's Afghan Victims" to highlight the cost of the war to civilians.
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"When allegations arose of civilian fatalities as a result of this mission, ISAF initiated an investigation," NATO spokeswoman Colonel Jane Crichton told Reuters.
Original reports from Afghan officials on the strike, which took place on September 7th, varied between 8 and 12 civilian deaths--numbers which conflicted with NATO's claim that 10 non-civilians, or "enemy forces," had been taken out, with no civilian casualties.
"Four women, four children, two drivers, a merchant and three suspected (insurgents) were killed," and a four-year-old girl was seriously wounded, Kunar governor Shuja ul-Mulkh Jalala told Reuters, echoing the original reports.
Drone strikes have brought constant terror to Afghans, and, despite claims by the administration that the "surgical strikes" can target "militants," a report from a U.S. military advisor earlier this summer found that drone strikes were actually more deadly to Afghan civilians than manned aircraft.
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan continue to rise, with over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed and more than 2,000 wounded in the first half of this year alone, according to calculations by the United Nations.
In an attempt to correct the "unconscionable oversight" in most media reports of the Afghan victims as a result of the U.S.-led war on the country, The Nation reports on "America's Afghan Victims" to highlight the cost of the war to civilians.
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