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Afghans killed during search for missing U.S. troops (Reuters)

KABUL (Reuters) NATO forces mistakenly killed seven Afghan soldiers and police in an air strike during a battle while searching for two missing American soldiers in Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

The NATO-led force confirmed the deaths and said it was...

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...on Wednesday. "Yesterday, in a NATO air strike, seven Afghan (soldiers and police) were martyred in Badghis province" Afghan Defense Ministry...

Afghans killed during search for missing U.S. troops (Reuters) [Yahoo! News - 11/07/2009]

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Afghans killed during search for missing U.S. troops (Reuters) [Yahoo! News - 11/07/2009]

...authorities, was "currently investigating whether some of the casualties were caused by ISAF close air support" NATO said in a sta...

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