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Sunday, November 22, 2009 1:25 AM

Published 11/07/2009 by Malaysian Insider


Botched air strike kills friendly troops in Afghanistan

KABUL, Nov 7 – Over two dozen Afghan and Nato troopers were killed and injured as Nato-led aircraft mistakenly pounded the position of forces in Badghis province northwest of Afghanistan, Deputy to provincial police chief Abdul Jabbar said Saturday.

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