But a U.S. military official, who declined to be named, said the strike left 30 dead, including five civilians -- two women and three children who were caught in the crossfire.
The Afghan government, which also investigated Friday's incident, said Sunday that it had concluded that more than 90 civilians, most of them children, were killed.
Now, no one can dispute that the United States takes the greatest care in making sure that we harm as few civilians as possible. Sure, we could take the Russians way and slaughter everyone in our path like their doing in Georgia right now, but that's not who we are.
Also, I'm not minimizing civilian causalities here. A civilian killed is one too many.
But for Afghan ministers to "demand a review of international troops within their borders" is laughable. Let's not forget guys, you were the ones who were harboring Al-Qaeda members and refused to hand over Bin Laden and his henchmen. You don't get a choice about whether or not we're in your country like Iraq does. We're there until the Taliban and Al-Qaeda are all captured or killed, and not a moment before.
So, until you get that through your thick skulls, I suggest you keep your mouth shut.
Travis
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