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NATO admits civil victims in Afghan air attack

Kunduz, Afghanistan - The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, reaffirms Germany's commitment in Afghanistan

NATO admitted the presence of civilians among the victims of Friday's air attack in the northern province of Kunduz, Afghanistan (see AVIONEWS). So far this possibility had not been ruled out, nor confirmed clearly. "Subsequent review -is stated in a note issued today by ISAF- has led us to believe that along with insurgents, civilians also were killed and injured in the strike". An official...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1109039
Rome, Italy, 09/08/2009 15:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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