76 civilians die in Afghanistan

Published August 23, 2008

KABUL, Aug 22: A US-led coalition military operation in Afghanistan on Friday killed 76 civilians, including 50 children and 19 women, the Afghan interior ministry said.

The coalition confirmed that it carried out an operation that included air strikes in the western province of Herat but said 30 Taliban militants were killed only and said it knew of no civilian deaths. —AFP

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