Afghan family killed by Nato air strike

Emma Graham-Harrison
The Guardian
May 27, 2012

A Nato air strike has killed eight members of one family at their home in a part of eastern Afghanistan that has seen heavy fighting this year, officials said.

President Hamid Karzai sent a team to look into the Nato strike, which local officials said they had not been informed about.

“There was no co-ordination, [Nato] didn’t seek the help of Afghan forces,” said Rohullah Samoon, spokesman for the governor of Paktia province.

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This article was posted: Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 11:21 am

Tags: foreign affairs, war

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