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US 'regret' over aid drop deaths

The US military has expressed its regret after two Afghan civilians were killed when aid supplies dropped by parachute crushed their house.

Thu, 29 Nov, 2001 - 15:12

The US military has expressed its regret after two Afghan civilians were killed when aid supplies dropped by parachute crushed their house.

The airdrop, near Mazar-e-Sharif, was delivered by a US military aircraft.

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