Afghan men work on a house destroyed in alleged airstrikes in Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province, south of Kabul, 05 Nov 2008Afghan Investigators Say Wedding Party Raids Killed 65 -- Voice Of America
An Afghan government investigation has found that U.S. coalition air strikes and clashes that hit a wedding party in southern Afghanistan earlier this week killed 37 civilians and 26 Taliban militants.
A team from the Kandahar provincial government said Friday that more than 30 people were wounded in the incident in Shah Wali Kot district on Monday. Residents say Taliban militants ambushed a convoy of international soldiers near a village and then used the villagers as human shields. During the battle that ensued, U.S. forces called in air strikes that also pounded a housing complex where residents were celebrating a wedding.
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My Comment: The Taliban are now hoping to attack Afghan and coalition troops by using human shields. In this case .... it did not work.
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