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NATO Attacks Afghan Buses, Killing 27 Civilians -- News from Antiwar.com

NATO Attacks Afghan Buses, Killing 27 Civilians -- News from Antiwar.com: "NATO warplanes launched an air strike against three minibuses traveling in the Uruzgan Province near Kandahar today, killing at least 27 civilians and wounding at least 12 others. The Afghan cabinet initially put the toll at 33, but revised it downward for some unknown reason."

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