Governor fears death toll, including a Red Cross worker, could soar after US bombing.
Up to 100 Afghan civilians may have been killed during an air raid by US forces during a joint operation targeting suspected fighters, a regional administrator says.
Rohul Amin, the governor of Farah province, said on Wednesday that he feared that 100civilians had been killed in the Bala Baluk district, about 600km west of Kabul, the capital.
Amin said that Taliban fighters were reportedly using civilian homes to take shelter during the fighting.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, US secretary of state, said that the Obama administration "deeply, deeply" regrets the loss of innocent life apparently caused by the US bombing in Afghanistan. Clinton also said that any loss of innocent life is "particularly painful."
Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president, thanked Clinton for "showing concern and regret'' and said he hoped they would work together completely to reduce civilian casualties in the struggle against terrorism.'
Courtesy: Al Jazeera
Up to 100 Afghan civilians may have been killed during an air raid by US forces during a joint operation targeting suspected fighters, a regional administrator says.Rohul Amin, the governor of Farah province, said on Wednesday that he feared that 100civilians had been killed in the Bala Baluk district, about 600km west of Kabul, the capital.
Amin said that Taliban fighters were reportedly using civilian homes to take shelter during the fighting.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, US secretary of state, said that the Obama administration "deeply, deeply" regrets the loss of innocent life apparently caused by the US bombing in Afghanistan. Clinton also said that any loss of innocent life is "particularly painful."Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president, thanked Clinton for "showing concern and regret'' and said he hoped they would work together completely to reduce civilian casualties in the struggle against terrorism.'
Courtesy: Al Jazeera
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