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US attack kills 5 Afghan kids     : Information Clearing House

US attack kills 5 Afghan kids     : Information Clearing House
May 08, 2012 "Salon" -- Yesterday, I noted several reports from Afghanistan that as many as 20 civilians were killed by two NATO airstrikes, including a mother and her five children. Today, the U.S. confirmed at least some of those claims, acknowledging and apologizing for its responsibility for the death of that family:

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