AFGHANISTAN- Two Children Accidentally Killed By US TroopsAbout 18,000 US soldiers are hunting down Talibans in Afghanistan, they were trying to capture a suspected Taliban fighter named Raz Muhammad in a village in southeastern Paktika province on Tuesday. A US military statement explains,
"Coalition troops were fired on by Raz Muhammad and other Taliban forces when they attempted to capture Muhammad."
The American counter-fire accidentally killed an Afghan women and two children, along with Muhammad and two other fighters.
Another children was wounded but did not die.
"During the ensuing fire-fight, Muhammad and two other enemy insurgents were killed. An Afghan woman and two children also died."
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Il Romanaccio at 12:53 PM