Inquiry Finds U.S. Strike Killed Wedding Party
Imagine this happening in the US: Forty-seven people, including the bride, are killed on their way to a wedding after an airstrike on "militants" goes off course Of course, this happened not in the U but in Afghanistan, and, of course, the attack's civilian toll was initially denied by the U military.Imagine this happening in the U.S.: Forty-seven people, including the bride, are killed on their way to a wedding after an airstrike on “militants” goes off course. Of course, this happened not in the U.S. but in Afghanistan, and, of course, the attack’s civilian toll was initially denied by the U.S. military.
TRUTHDIG’S JOURNALISM REMAINS CLEARThe Guardian:
A US air strike killed 47 civilians, including 39 women and children, as they were travelling to a wedding in Afghanistan, an official inquiry found today. The bride was among the dead.
Another nine people were wounded in Sunday’s attack, the head of the Afghan government investigation, Burhanullah Shinwari, said.
Fighter aircraft attacked a group of militants near the village of Kacu in the eastern Nuristan province, but one missile went off course and hit the wedding party, said the provincial police chief spokesman, Ghafor Khan.
The US military initially denied any civilians had been killed.
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