BBC NEWS | South Asia | 'Afghan civilians' killed by Nato: "At least 15 civilians have been killed in an offensive by Nato and Afghan forces in the southern Helmand province, according to local police.
The Afghan government earlier said a large number of Taleban fighters died in Thursday's raid in Sangin district.
But the district police chief, Gholam Wali Jan, told the BBC that half of the 30 people killed were civilians.
Local people put the death toll higher. A spokesman for Nato in Helmand said it had no evidence to support the claim. At least 15 civilians have been killed in an offensive by Nato and Afghan forces in the southern Helmand province, according to local police.
The Afghan government earlier said a large number of Taleban fighters died in Thursday's raid in Sangin district.
But the district police chief, Gholam Wali Jan, told the BBC that half of the 30 people killed were civilians.
Local people put the death toll higher. A spokesman for Nato in Helmand said it had no evidence to support the claim. "
The Afghan government earlier said a large number of Taleban fighters died in Thursday's raid in Sangin district.
But the district police chief, Gholam Wali Jan, told the BBC that half of the 30 people killed were civilians.
Local people put the death toll higher. A spokesman for Nato in Helmand said it had no evidence to support the claim. At least 15 civilians have been killed in an offensive by Nato and Afghan forces in the southern Helmand province, according to local police.
The Afghan government earlier said a large number of Taleban fighters died in Thursday's raid in Sangin district.
But the district police chief, Gholam Wali Jan, told the BBC that half of the 30 people killed were civilians.
Local people put the death toll higher. A spokesman for Nato in Helmand said it had no evidence to support the claim. "
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