The Afghan government has launched an investigation into civilian casualties, image via AP
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Recent US drone strikes in Western Afghanistan have led to around 60 civilians being killed or wounded. The strikes were meant to be targetting a Taliban splinter group and did manage to kill its commander but at the cost of innocent civilians. The US said the strikes were in support of already present Afghan forces.

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Fri Jan 10 - Aljazeera

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