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Karzai condemns U.S. airstrike
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 7 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday condemned a U.S. airstrike that Afghan officials said killed 18 civilians, including nine children and four women.
Karzai's comments on the Wednesday airstrike in Logar province, about 50 miles from Kabul, came in a statement in which he said a thorough investigation of the airstrike would be conducted. He returned early from a conference in China to deal with the attack, The Washington Post reported.
"NATO operations that inflict human and material losses to civilians can in no way be justifiable, acceptable and tolerable," Karzai said in the statement.
NATO "is taking the allegations seriously," said Martyn Crighton, a spokesman for NATO forces.
Karzai's comments on the Wednesday airstrike in Logar province, about 50 miles from Kabul, came in a statement in which he said a thorough investigation of the airstrike would be conducted. He returned early from a conference in China to deal with the attack, The Washington Post reported.
"NATO operations that inflict human and material losses to civilians can in no way be justifiable, acceptable and tolerable," Karzai said in the statement.
NATO "is taking the allegations seriously," said Martyn Crighton, a spokesman for NATO forces.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/06/07/Karzai-condemns-US-airstrike/UPI-62391339067998/#ixzz1xAjjgSlf
NATO is taking the allegations "seriously"? Now?
Where was NATO during the past few months and years when numerous Afghan civilians were slaughtered like bugsplat by civilian-slaughtering drone strikes?
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Karzaï is one of the most corrupt government leaders the world over.
And cutting deals with the Talibans to enjoy his bundle quietly later. Which means his declaration should read
"NATO operations that inflict human and material losses to Talibans can in no way be justifiable, acceptable and tolerable," Karzai said in the statement.
