'US air strike killed 10 Afghan civilians'

An American air strike in an Afghan village earlier this month killed 10 civilians, President Hamid Karzai said today

Sat, 31 Jan, 2004 - 09:59

An American air strike in an Afghan village earlier this month killed 10 civilians, President Hamid Karzai said today

The US military had said it killed five militants during a January 17 raid against suspected Taliban leaders two weeks ago in southern Uruzgan province and insisted it fired only on armed men.

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