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Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:30 PM

Published 11/06/2009 by News24.com


Civilians die in Afghan strike

Melissa Eddy

Berlin - Germany's defence minister said on Friday he believes civilians were killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan, but insisted that the German-requested attack was necessary from a military standpoint.

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said a Nato report concludes there were 'procedural errors'...

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German minister admits Afghan raid error (AAP)
Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg on Friday said that mistakes were made in a German-ordered air raid in northern Afghanistan on September 4 in which as ... - [11/06/2009 - Yahoo! News Australia]
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German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has described the decision to call in strike aircraft to destroy two tanker trucks hijacked by the Taliban in ... - [11/06/2009 - Aviation Week]
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German troops made mistakes but acted appropriately when they ordered an air strike on two fuel trucks in Afghanistan that killed dozens of civilians, ... - [11/06/2009 - West Australian]

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...He said that "there is considerable room for improvement at the international level, but also at a national level" and said German troops...
Civilians die in Afghan strike [News24.com - 11/06/2009]

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