Uruzgan helicopter attack
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Uruzgan helicopter attack refers to the February 21, 2010, killing of
Summary of events
The victims were traveling in three buses in broad daylight in a group of 42 civilians in
Reaction
Afghanistan
Afghanistan's cabinet called the killings "unjustifiable" and condemned the raid "in the strongest terms possible".[10][11] The local governor and the Interior Minister said that all of the victims were civilians. Amanullah Hotak, head of Uruzgan's provincial council said: "We don't want their apologies or the money they always give after every attack. We want them to kill all of us together instead of doing it to us one by one."[12] Haji Ghullam Rasoul, whose cousins died in the attack, said, "They came here to bring security but they kill our children, they kill our brothers and they kill our people."[13]
United States
U.S. General
Netherlands
A Dutch Defense Ministry spokesman in The Hague said Dutch forces did not call the airstrike, which took place in an area under Dutch military control.[15]
See also
- Azizabad airstrike
- Haska Meyna wedding party airstrike
- Granai airstrike
- 2009 Kunduz airstrike
- Sangin airstrike
References
- ^ "Afghan Civilians Killed in NATO Airstrike". CBS News. Associated Press. February 22, 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Thomson Reuters Foundation. "Thomson Reuters Foundation". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Partlow, Joshua; Chandrasekaran, Rajiv (February 23, 2010). "U.S. airstrike kills at least 27 Afghan civilians". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Matthew Rosenberg (22 February 2010). "U.S. Special Operations Ordered Deadly Afghan Strike". WSJ. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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- ^ "'Unjustifiable' airstrike kills 27 Afghan civilians". MSNBC. Associated Press. February 22, 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "27 Afghan civilians killed in NATO airstrike". Trend. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "NATO airstrike kills 27 civilians in Afghanistan". Reuters. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "NATO airstrike kills 27 Afghan civilians". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Civilian Deaths Continue Unabated in Afghanistan". Common Dreams. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "NATO Afghanistan airstrike kills 27 civilians". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ Boone, Jon; Weaver, Matthew (February 22, 2010). "Afghan ministers voice anger as civilians killed in Nato air strike". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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- ^ "McChrystal apologizes as airstrike kills dozens in Afghanistan". CNN. February 23, 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Nordland, Rod (February 22, 2010). "NATO Airstrike Kills Afghan Civilians". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
External links
- Another Massacre In Afghanistan Bill Van Auken
- Questions linger after airstrike on civilian convoy in Afghanistan Steve Rennie
- Afghans call for Nato to leave after airstrike kills 27 civilians Jerome Starkey, Kabul