US air strike 'killed 17 Afghans' 04.07.2005 The US military says it regrets that civilians were killed in an air strike by US forces in eastern Afghanistan. Women and children were among 17 killed in the raid on Chechal village, Konar province governor Assadullah Wafa said. The bombing last Friday was part of a search for four missing special forces soldiers. One has been found safe. A second US soldier is alive and being cared for by villagers, Mr Wafa said. The US military would not comment. A hunt for the missing three continues. A military statement from US-led coalition forces said last Friday's attack had been on "a terrorist compound". It said an unknown number of militants and civilians had died, and accused the militants of using their families as human shields. "Coalition forces deeply regret the loss of innocent lives and are investigating the incident to prevent future occurrences." The government in Kabul expressed concern at the deaths. US-led raids on Afghan targets have resulted in dozens of civilian deaths since late 2001. << | >> |
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