Air strikes leave 60 civilians dead in S. Afghanistan
11/7/2006 17:38
Air raids conducted by the US-led coalition forces in the southern Uruzgan
province of Afghanistan have left at least 60 civilians dead, a law-maker from
the restive province said today.
"The aircraft pounded three villages namely
Deh Jauze, Sarosah and Kakrak, 12 km away from Trinkot, the provincial capital
of Uruzgan, Monday morning which lasted from 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.," Abdul
Khaliq told Xinhua.
About 30 more civilians were wounded in the air strikes,
he added.
On the other hand, the US military rejected the claim as
baseless.
"No, there was no civilian injured, and we have no report to
support the claim," spokesperson of the coalition Tamara Lawrence told
Xinhua.
The US military in a press released issued on Monday said that the
coalition attacks had left more than 40 extremists dead in villages 10 km away
from Trinkot.
More than 1,000 people mostly Taliban-linked militants have
been killed in the ongoing insurgency since the beginning of this
year.
xinhua
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