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Twenty-two civilians have been killed in two separate southern Afghanistan offensives, officials and resident say.


Asadullah Khalid, Kandahar's provincial governor, said Nato airstrikes in the area had left nine civilians dead and wounded 11 others on Wednesday

Children killed

In a separate attack on Wednesday, a rocket hit a house during a night time clash between suspected Taliban fighters and Nato and Afghan security forces in a southern Afghan village.

A resident said 13 villagers, including women and children, died.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/ ... 5F0010.htm

60 civilians said killed in Afghanistan


KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - At least 60 civilians were killed during NATO operations in a volatile southern area of Afghanistan this week, two government officials and a civilian said Thursday.

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If confirmed, the deaths would be the highest civilian toll caused by Western forces since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061026/ap_ ... s_killed_7

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