US to blame for Afghan slaughter
Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:19:34 GMT
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US-led forces have killed over 2,500 Afghan civilians last year,
according to official figures.
US-led
forces in Afghanistan have killed many civilians in the southern
province of Helmand amid public outrage over rising death tolls in the
war-torn county, Afghan sources say.
Afghan sources told Press TV that most of the victims of the US-led
forces were civilians while a statement by International Security
Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Thursday that they had killed "a large
number" of Taliban militants in the region and captured a Taliban chief
of Naw Zad.
Villagers in Baghran district of Helmand province reported that children and
women were killed by the foreign troops.
Afghan officials have launched a probe into the deaths.
Thousands of civilians have also lost their lives either in US-led
raids or in Taliban-led militancy across the violence-wracked country.
According to official figures, more than 2,500 civilians were
killed in NATO operations last year, undermining support for the
presence of US-led forces in the country.
DB/HRF
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