U.S. Army soldiers with the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team secure a perimeter while assessments are being conducted on schools and medical facilities in Tagab, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman
From The New York Times:
KABUL, Afghanistan — As Afghan officials reported more civilian casualties from coalition airstrikes on Thursday, witnesses to a strike that apparently hit a wedding party on Monday said the civilian death toll could be more than double the 40 reported so far by Afghan officials.
The United States military says it is conducting a joint investigation with the Afghan authorities into the strike on the wedding party, which took place in the Shah Wali Kot district of the southern province of Kandahar, where the Taliban insurgency has been strong.
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