Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron 31 fly a combat patrol over Afghanistan on Dec. 15, 2008. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon, U.S. Air Force. (Released)American Raid In Afghanistan Kills 3 And Heightens Tensions -- The New York Times:
KABUL, Afghanistan — A deadly United States military raid on a house near Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan became a new source of tension on Thursday, with the Americans calling it a successful counterterrorism strike and the Afghans saying it left three innocent civilians dead and two wounded, including a 4-year-old boy bitten by an attack dog.
The raid took place on Wednesday in the village of Kundi, in Khost Province. American military leaders and Afghan officials said they were investigating the conflicting accounts of what happened.
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UN Calls for New Afghan Strategy to Protect Civilians
-- Voice Of America
-- Voice Of America
The U.N. special representative to Afghanistan has called on international forces to revise a military strategy with the Afghan government to include procedures that will better safeguard civilians.
U.N. envoy Kai Eide said Wednesday Afghan and international forces should coordinate on security issues, including the detention of suspected militants and the use of air strikes.
He said the revision should also codify procedures for military searches of civilian homes to make Afghan troops the first to enter during searches.
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