Operation Moshtarak -- Day 2

U.S. Marines during a gun battle in the town of Marjah Photo: Reuters

NATO Strikes Kill 12 Afghan Civilians -- Globe And Mail/AP

NATO rockets missed their target and killed 12 civilians in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, as NATO and Afghan forces continued a massive attack on two Taliban-held regions.

U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, the top NATO commander in Afghanistan, apologized to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the accident.

In a statement released by NATO, Gen. McChrystal said he regrets that innocent lives were lost in Nad Ali district.

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A US marine in Marjah, Helmand province. Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

More News On Afghanistan

Civilian deaths mar Afghanistan surge -- ABC News (Australia)
Civilian deaths overshadow Afghan offensive -- The Telegraph
Nato rockets kill 12 Afghan civilians -- The Guardian
Missile strike kills 12 civilians as Afghan offensive gets under way -- Times Online
The mistaken killing of 12 Afghan civilians prompts U.S. apology -- Miami Herald Tribune

Lance Cpl. James Button, left, eyed a suspected Taliban position through his rifle scope, as Cpl. Grimm called out targets to their group. Bryan Denton for the Wall Street Journal

U.S. and Afghan Troops Expand Control in Marjah -- Wall Street Journal
Perilous US advance into Marjah, Afghanistan -- BBC
UK role in Afghan Operation Moshtarak 'goes to plan' -- BBC
First phase of Afghan offensive went 'to plan' -- AFP
Anti-Taliban offensive goes to plan -- Press Association
Canadians take to skies for Afghan offensive -- National Post
Afghanistan war: Marjah battle as tough as Fallujah, say US troops -- Christian Science Monitor
Flag raising invites hail of bullets from Taliban -- Times Of India
Mines, Gunfire Slow Progress In Afghan Offensive -- Radio Free Europe
At Scene Of Battle In Afghanistan, IEDs 'Are Everywhere' -- NPR
Afghanistan: Officials say at least 27 insurgents killed in NATO operation -- Today Online