Examiner.com, November 5, 2012

Dozens of civilians killed in NATO air strikes

#8220;dozens of civilians had been killed in the Eastern provinces of Kapisa and Logar, Northwestern Badghis province and the Southern Taliban stronghold of Helmand over the past three days in NATO air strikes”

By Robert Tilford

Afghan Foreign Ministry Spokesman Janan Mosazai criticized the US for its continued “violation of the strategic pact between the two countries”, saying that Washington has violated the treaty on numerous occassions.

"Afghanistan has repeatedly criticized the US for its lack of commitment to the contents of the strategic pact signed between the two countries," Mosazai said in his weekly press conference in Kabul on Monday.

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Mosazai added that “dozens of civilians had been killed in the Eastern provinces of Kapisa and Logar, Northwestern Badghis province and the Southern Taliban stronghold of Helmand over the past three days in NATO air strikes” (source: Afghanistan: US Continues Violating Strategic Pact http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9107117158 ).

On October 23, 2012 Karzai condemns in the strongest possible terms the NATO military operation in Baraki Barak district of Logar province in which four children were killed when they were grazing animals (source: President Karzai strongly condemns the killing of four children in NATO Operation in Logar Province http://president.gov.af/en/news/14065 ).

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