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US military to review Afghan civilian deaths
The United States military said it will send an officer to Afghanistan to review new evidence of civilian deaths in a coalition airstrike last month.
- Agencies
- Published: 11:54 September 8, 2008
Kabul: The United States military said it will send an officer to Afghanistan to review new evidence of civilian deaths in a coalition airstrike last month.
The military had earlier disputed an Afghan government claim that more than 90 people, including women and children, were killed in a raid in Shindand district in western Herat on August 22.
Late on Sunday, the military issued a statement saying it was seeking a review of its original finding that only five to seven civilians had died in the operation.
"In light of emerging evidence pertaining to civilian casualties in the Aug. 22 counter-insurgency operation in the Shindand District, Herat province, I feel it is prudent to request that US Central Command send a general officer to review the US investigation and its findings with respect to this new evidence," General David McKiernan, a senior US officer in Afghanistan said, without detailing what new evidence had emerged.
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