Investigation Confirms Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan Strike

American Forces Press Service

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2009 – An investigation into a Feb. 17 coalition air strike in Afghanistan\’s Heart province has confirmed that 13 noncombatants and three enemy fighters were killed, military officials reported.

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Army Brig. Gen. Michael A. Ryan of U.S. Forces Afghanistan offers his condolences Feb. 20, 2009, to families of those killed during an operation targeting insurgents three days earlier in Afghanistan\’s Herat province. U.S. Army photo

A combined Afghan National Army and coalition forces investigation team, accompanied by international observers, inspected the site this week to determine the identities of those killed.
Investigators found weapons and ammunition at the site, and Afghan army officers met with village leaders following the incident.

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