2010 Sangin airstrike

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Sangin airstrike
DateJuly 23, 2010
Location
Result Estimated 39-52 people killed, mostly women and children

On July 23, 2010, a NATO attack killed and injured many Afghan civilians, most of whom were women and children, in the village of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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The Afghan government claimed that a helicopter-gunship rocket strike killed 52 civilians. [1] Many other civilians including children were also injured and treated at Kandahar hospital. [2] [1] [3] For weeks, US military and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials denied that there had been any such incident. [4]

About 200-400 people took to the streets in Kabul, protesting the killing of civilians by foreign troops, carrying photos of those who died in the airstrike. [5] [6]

The Karzai government sent investigators to the site, who concluded that 39 civilians were killed in the rocket strike.

According to a statement by the Presidential Palace, the investigation confirmed that 39 civilians had been killed by NATO-led troops in Sangin. [7] The figure was lower than the initially reported 45–52. According to the investigation, all 39 dead were women or children.

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References

  1. 1 2 Jon Boone in Kabul and Ali Safi in Kandahar. "Helmand residents accuse NATO of deliberate attack on civilians killing 52 « RAWA News". Rawa.org. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  2. Loyn, David (2010-07-25). "BBC News - Nato probes reports raid killed 45 Afghan civilians". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  3. "7 children injured in troops-militants battle in S. Afghanistan". News.xinhuanet.com. 2010-07-24. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  4. "NATO Expresses Regrets Over Afghan Civilian Deaths In Military Operation". Rttnews.com. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  5. "Demonstrators hit the streets of Kabul". Itn.co.uk. 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-08-13.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "Stories:Afghans protest alleged NATO civilian deaths". Australia Network News. 2010-08-02. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  7. "NATO Expresses Regrets Over Afghan Civilian Deaths In Military Operation". RTTNews. Retrieved 2024-05-24.