2012 Kapisa airstrike
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The 2012 Kapisa airstrike refers to the killing of seven children and one adult, who died in Nijrab District of Kapisa Province, Afghanistan after NATO bombed them near their village. The strike took place on 8 February 2012.[1][2][3]
Events
Kapisa district police chief Abdul Hamid Erkin told AFP: "Two nights ago foreign special forces carried out a raid on a house in Geyawa village in Nejrab district." "The next morning their plane carried out an airstrike on a house in the village as a result of which seven children and one adult were martyred." He also said commanders of French troops “claimed that the target was a group of Taliban facilitators, but we checked the area and there were no Taliban.” "In fact the people in the area have very strong anti-Taliban feelings."[4][5]
According to Hussain Khan Sanjani, the leader of the Kapisa provincial council ..."the victims rounded up sheep and cows and moved them toward a mountainous area behind their homes," he said. "When they got cold, they gathered brush and lighted a fire to keep warm," "One airstrike hit a large boulder and the other struck the victims, who were badly burned,"[6]
Investigation
President Hamid Karzai had assigned a delegation "to launch an all-out probe into the NATO bombing in the province of Kapisa", a statement from his office said.[5] He then sent an advisor, Mohammad Zahir Safi, to the area to investigate the incident.[7]
Reactions
President Hamid Karzai "strongly condemned an airstrike by foreign troops which resulted in the killing of a number of children,".[7]
See also
- Granai airstrike
- Deh Bala wedding party bombing
- Civilian casualties of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
References
- ↑ "NATO airstrike kills Afghan children | Asia-Pasific | Worldbulletin News". Worldbulletin.net. 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ↑ "NATO investigates report of Afghan civilian deaths". CNN.com. 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ↑ "Airstrike Killed Children, Karzai Says". nytimes.com. Associated Press. 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ↑ "NATO kills children in Afghanistan - News - Politics - The Voice of Russia: News, Breaking news, Politics, Economics, Business, Russia, International current events, Expert opinion, podcasts, Video". :. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Afghanistan says children killed in NATO airstrike". Reuters. Retrieved 2014-04-02.