December 18, 2006

Air war costs NATO Afghan supporters | csmonitor.com

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Air war costs NATO Afghan supporters | csmonitor.com: "KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN – At a large gathering with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in this southern city last Tuesday, Abdul Ghafar sat among hundreds in the audience, clutching a piece of paper. On it were the names of 20 members of his family killed two months ago in a NATO airstrike.

'This was my uncle's family. Eleven children, six women, and three innocent men were killed. He lost everyone but one small girl,' he said. Mr. Ghafar was hoping to receive compensation from the Afghan government. 'We got nothing,' he said." Read complete post here.