2017 Sangin airstrike
| 2017 Sangin airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the War in Afghanistan | |
| Type | Airstrike |
| Location | Sangin, Afghanistan 32°04′24″N 64°50′16″E / 32.07333°N 64.83778°E |
| Target | Taliban (U.S. claim) |
| Date | 10 February 2017 |
| Executed by |   United States Air Force |
| Casualties | 18-22+ civilians killed Unknown injured |
  Sangin Location of Sangin within Afghanistan | |
The 2017 Sangin airstrike was an American bombing of the
previously conducted an airstrike in Sangin in July 2010 that killed numerous civilians.[5]
References
- ^ Faizy, Sultan; Bengali, Shashank (13 February 2017). "A U.S. airstrike may have killed 18 civilians, 'nearly all women and children,' UN report says". Los Angeles Times. Kabul, Afghanistan. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Walter Wellman, Phillip (13 February 2017). "UN: US Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill 18 Civilians". Military.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Mashal, Mujib; Shah, Taimoor (11 February 2017). "NATO Checking Claim that U.S. Airstrikes Killed 22 Afghan Civilians". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Rasmussen, Sune Engel (12 February 2017). "Afghanistan civilian deaths may have been caused by US airstrike". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Loyn, David (25 July 2010). "NATO probes reports raid killed 45 Afghan civilians". BBC News. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
