Sep 04, 2009 a nato airstrike on a pair of hijacked fuel trucks early friday in northern afghanistan killed at least 90 people a mix of taliban militants and civilians, nato and provincial officials said. After the reinforcements arrived, the afghan army, backed by u. Nato issues apology for bungled afghan airstrike telegraph. At least 90 people including 40 civilians have been killed in northern afghanistan after nato launched an air strike on two fuel tankers hijacked by the taliban, afghan officials said militants. Afghanistan says nato airstrike in east killed civilians. The united nations mission in afghanistan stated that initial inquiries suggest that the airstrikes killed at least 18 civilians, nearly all women and children. Nato s precision airstrikes have targeted a convoy of terrorists late friday evening, killing at least. A nato airstrike has killed two people at a wedding ceremony in an afghanistans province, according to local media. Sep 09, 20 nato airstrike hit at least eight civilians, including three women, four children, claim afghan officials.
Nato airstrike kills afghan civilians the new york times. This report is based on fieldresearch in afghanistan, interviews with us, nato, and afghan officials, and the creation of a detailed database of every reported airstrike in afghanistan between. Nato airstrike kills 5 afghan soldiers in eastern province. Nato investigation of kunduz airstrikes finds credible. Nato airstrike kills civilians in afghanistan, claims. Children killed in nato airstrike, afghan leader says. The 2009 kunduz airstrike took place on friday 4 september 2009 at roughly 2. Sep 07, 2009 an investigation is under way after a nato air strike on fuel tankers hijacked by the taliban killed scores in northern afghanistan. Dvids news nato investigates air strike in afghanistan. Mar 06, 2014 kabul a nato airstrike thursday killed at least five afghan soldiers in one of the most devastating incidents of friendly fire in the 12year history of the war in afghanistan. According to reports, nato planes attacked the convoy late. Nato has promised a full investigation into an air strike on two fuel tankers that killed up to 90 people in afghanistan s northern kunduz province.
Nato begins investigation of deadly airstrike on fuel. Nato has gone to great lengths in recent months to reduce civilian casualties primarily through reducing airstrikes and tightening rules of engagement as part of a new strategy to focus on. Mcchrystal, left, on saturday visited the site where fuel tankers were bombed in. Grand chamber to examine case concerning airstrike in. Nato airstrike kills insurgents, possibly civilians, in. Nato airstrike accused of killing afghan civilians cbs news. Nato apologizes for civilian deaths in airstrike that killed.
Kunduz hospital bombing could be war crime latest medecins sans frontieres says it gave the coordinates of hospital hit by an airstrike that killed at least 19 people to us forces several. Recent accounts from airstrike victims and witnesses in afghanistan uncovered major failings in us and afghan investigations of civilian deaths, injuries, and property damage notably the. A nato airstrike in afghanistan mistakenly killed 27 civilians, the government said on monday, hurting a campaign to win over the local population and defeat taliban insurgents. At least 90 believed dead including 40 civilians after jets blow up fuel tankers hijacked by taliban. Former afghan president hamid karzai denounces deadly nato. Nato airstrike kills 2 civilians in eastern afghanistan reports. An afghan security policeman, left, stands near a burnt fuel tanker and tractor in kunduz, north of kabul, afghanistan, friday.
A nato airstrike has killed two people at a wedding ceremony in an afghanistan s province, according to local media. Sep 08, 20 kabul reuters a nato airstrike targeting insurgents in afghanistan s lawless east hit a pickup truck carrying up to ten militants, officials said on sunday, amid reports that at least eight. A statement said qari hikmatullah, a former leader of. The natoled mission has confirmed to rt that it recently conducted airstrikes there, but claimed there is no evidence civilians were killed. Nov 04, 2016 hamid karzai, the former afghan president, denounced a nato airstrike in afghanistan thursday and blamed us military policy for excessive civilian casualties in the war against the taliban. The usled nato force in afghanistan killed al qaedas secondhighest leader in the country in an airstrike in eastern kunar province, the coalition said on tuesday. To the second part of your question, i wont speak for minister stanikzine. Monitoring the us drone and air strikes in afghanistan.
Feb 23, 2010 nato airstrike kills afghan civilians marines went on patrol monday looking for improvised explosive devices on a road linking their outpost to a cellphone tower on a hill in marja, afghanistan. On the final day of informal, twoday talks in stockholm, eu foreign ministers will reassess their strategy in afghanistan. Us military disputes claim airstrike killed afghan civilians. Nato airstrike kills 2 civilians in eastern afghanistan. An early morning nato airstrike in afghanistan s eastern logar province killed five afghan soldiers on thursday, the coalition and afghan defense ministry officials said. Grand chamber to examine case concerning airstrike in kunduz. Britain has about 10,000 troops in afghanistan, most based in helmand.
The alliance said many taliban insurgents who had hijacked the tankers were killed but it admitted it had reports of many civilian casualties. The airstrike over a village in the shigel district of kunar province came as nato. This book deserves to become required reading for anyone interested in the conflict in afghanistan the future of nato. Nato strike kills 2 civilians, 10 insurgents in afghanistan. Nato is investigating reports that afghan police officers were killed in a u. Afghanistans president hamid karzai has condemned the strike, cutting short a visit to china following the news. Nato apologizes for civilian deaths in afghan airstrike.
Jan 16, 2014 a nato airstrike aimed at an insurgent redoubt killed at least two civilians, further straining relations between the u. Seven civilians, three of them children, were killed and five others wounded in a nato airstrike targeting insurgents in restive southern afghanistan, a local official says. Afghanistan, attack on kunduz trauma centre how does law. His children were playing hideandseek on the lawn outside his book lined study, and a waiter had brought in trays of tea and cakes, but his mind was on a deadly nato airstrike that killed 30. Controversy over nato air strike in afghanistan youtube. Nato issues apology for bungled afghan airstrike a senior nato general has issued a heartfelt apology after helicopters killed women and children in a bungled airstrike in helmand province. Nato is leading a noncombat mission to train, advise and assist the afghan security forces and institutions. Feb 11, 2017 at least 11 civilians have been killed in an airstrike in afghanistans helmand province, local media report. Sep 08, 20 kabul, afghanistan afghan officials accused nato of killing civilians in an airstrike that left at least 10 dead in the countrys remote east, while the taliban on sunday staged a car bomb and gun.
Nato airstrike kills 10 civilians, afghan official says cnn. Nato airstrike kills 5 afghan soldiers the washington post. Nato airstrike kills at least 5 afghan soldiers cnn. Five afghan soldiers killed in nato airstrike arab news. We cannot rely on only internal military investigations by the us, nato and afghan forces. War in afghanistan 2001present part of the larger afghanistan conflict, and the global war on terrorism. Sep 04, 2009 a nato airstrike on two fuel trucks hijacked by the taliban in northern afghanistan friday triggered a massive explosion that killed up to 90 people. Afghan officials said they were still investigating the attack and its civilian. A nato air attack in eastern afghanistan has killed 10 children, officials said sunday, the latest case of civilian casualties which provoke great anger in the wartorn country. Nato forces kill five us troops in afghanistan bbc news. Feb, 20 a nato airstrike in eastern afghanistan late tuesday killed 10 civilians, including children, an afghan government official said. Jun 08, 2012 nato has apologized for a deadly airstrike in afghanistan s logar province, which took the lives of civilians, including children, earlier this week. The 2017 sangin airstrike was an american bombing of the sangin district in the helmand province in afghanistan. Apr 09, 2018 kabul, afghanistan ap nato said monday that a u.
They were in the area offering aerial support to forces trying to retake the city from taliban fighters. Apr 16, 2014 kabul, afghanistan afghan officials said that a nato airstrike in eastern afghanistan killed a woman and two children on tuesday, again raising the issue of civilian casualties at a time when. Moscow sputnik an airstrike conducted by nato forces has killed two people and injured three others at a wedding ceremony in afghanistan s eastern province of ghazni, local media reported monday. Reuters al jazeeras imtiaz tyab, reporting from the capital kabul, said that joint forces entered houses in shigal village in the early hours of saturday and carried out raids in addition to the air strikes.
The current international missions in afghanistan sprang into life on january 1 2015, with clear roots in the international military operations that came before. Nato airstrike kills civilians in afghanistan, claims karzai. Mcchrystal, left, on saturday visited the site where fuel tankers were bombed in kunduz province. Nato airstrike in afghanistan dominates eu foreign. Karzais fury as nato airstrike on fuel trucks hijacked by taliban kills 90 in massive blast. On 3 october 2015, a united states air force acu gunship attacked the kunduz trauma.
Nato apologizes for civilian deaths in afghan airstrike nato has apologized for a deadly airstrike in afghanistan s logar province, which took the lives of civilians, including children, earlier. The members of the team consisted of coalition partners, u. Nato claimed it was targeting taliban militants, as insurgents attacked the afghan and coalition troops with smallarms fire and a grenade and alliance forces returned fire and requested a precision airstrike. Moscow sputnik an airstrike conducted by nato forces has killed two people and injured three others at a wedding ceremony in afghanistans eastern province of ghazni, local media reported monday. Nato to investigate reported airstrike that killed afghan. Threefold rise in civilian casualties from us air strikes.
The 2017 nangarhar airstrike refers to the american bombing of the achin district located in the nangarhar province of eastern afghanistan, near the border with pakistan. Nato s international security assistance force in afghanistan has launched an investigation into a coalition air strike that reportedly killed civilians, sept. The case concerns the investigation into an airstrike in afghanistan that killed the applicants two sons. Nato strikes claim civilian casualties in afghanistan this year, a record 270 civilians including women and children were killed by nato in airstrikes and gun attacks during first six. Nato disputes reports of civilian casualties from airstrike. Feb 22, 2010 a nato airstrike in afghanistan mistakenly killed 27 civilians, the government said on monday, hurting a campaign to win over the local population and defeat taliban insurgents. An early morning nato airstrike in afghanistan s eastern logar province killed five afghan soldiers on thursday, defense ministry officials said.
Feb, 20 a nato air strike in eastern afghanistan has killed 10 civilians, five of them children, and wounded five other children, afghan officials said civilian deaths in air strikes have been one of. Nato airstrike kills four civilians in afghanistan the hindu. Us to investigate deadly nato airstrike the seattle times. Nato s isaf says an investigation is being conducted into the unfortunate incident the airstrike in logar province killed at. Nato investigates reports 9 afghan police killed in us air. Mcchrystal apologizes as airstrike kills dozens in afghanistan. Both president hamid karzai and nato commanders ordered an investigation sunday into reports that a family of eight had been killed in a coalition airstrike in eastern afghanistan. Nato airstrike kills al qaedas no 2 leader in afghanistan. Nato investigates afghan airstrike an afghan security policeman, left, stands near a burnt fuel tanker and tractor in kunduz, north of kabul, afghanistan, friday. Nato begins investigation of deadly airstrike on fuel tanks in afghanistan gen. At least five pakistanis were among those killed in a nato air strike on a suspected convoy of drug smugglers in afghanistan. Apr 08, 20 on saturday, an airstrike by nato s international security assistance force isaf with u. He also trained and coled the afghan special investigation team investigating assassinations.
On april 2017, the united states conducted an airstrike and used the largest nonnuclear bomb in its arsenal, the gbu43b massive ordnance air blast moab, with the goal of destroying tunnel complexes used by the islamic. The nato led international coalition in afghanistan is investigating an air strike it launched that killed a child and injured two women. Nato investigation of kunduz airstrikes finds credible reports of civilian casualties. A reported us air strike in afghanistan killed 18 people in the gayan district of the southeastern paktika province.
Jun 08, 2012 the commander of us and nato troops in afghanistan apologized today for civilian deaths in a coalition airstrike earlier this week the first confirmation by nato forces that civilians were. Kabul, afghanistan isaf is currently conducting a thorough investigation in close coordination with local and national afghan government officials, following reports that civilians may have been killed or injured in an isaf air strike earlier today in kunduz province. Principal facts the applicant, abdul hanan, is an afghan national who was born and lives in omar khel, afghanistan. Another nato airstrike on tuesday in paktika province killed several suspected insurgents and led. Kunduz, afghanistan reuters villagers in the afghan province of kunduz said on tuesday they had buried dozens. The total number of civilian casualties from air strikes in the country rose by 39%, to 519. A nato airstrike killed 10 children and 8 other people in eastern kunar province of afghanistan. Nato strikes claim civilian casualties in afghanistan. Apr 08, 20 a nato led airstrike in the kunar province of eastern afghanistan has killed many people including 11 children. Nato investigates reports 9 afghan police killed in us air strike in logar province. Karzai says airstrike killed afghan civilians washington.
Nato air strike kills civilians in eastern afghanistan. On saturday, 14 april, three nato member statesthe united states, france and the united kingdomconducted airstrikes against three targets in syria two suspected chemical weapons storage facilities west of homs and a research centre in damascas, in response to allegations of a chemical weapons attack on the 7 april by the syrian. Bbc news south asia nato pledges afghan strike probe. German chancellor angela merkel said on sunday she would. Jun 10, 2014 the incident, which happened on monday, is among the most serious cases of socalled friendly fire in afghanistan, where nato led troops have been battling taliban and other insurgents since 2001. The natoled international coalition in afghanistan is investigating an air strike it launched that killed a child and injured two women. Nato airstrike kills seven civilians in afghanistan. Nato investigating airstrike in afghanistan that killed. Nato airstrike kills 18, including 10 children in afghanistan.
Europe nato airstrike in afghanistan dominates eu foreign minister talks. Mohammad akbar baluch, chief of the federal investigation agency f. A nato airstrike on a residence in southern afghanistan killed four civilians and four insurgents, an afghan official and the military alliance said on tuesday. Mar 06, 2014 kabul, afghanistan an early morning nato airstrike in afghanistan s eastern logar province killed five afghan soldiers on thursday, international coalition and afghan defense ministry officials. A nato airstrike in eastern afghanistan has killed 10 children and one woman, a government spokesman said on sunday. Nato airstrike kills 27 civilians in afghanistan reuters. Nato air strike in afghanistan kills scores world news. Nato airstrike kills civilians in afghanistan, claims karzai nato airstrike hit at least eight civilians, including three women, four children, claim afghan officials. Sep 04, 2009 nato air strike in afghanistan kills scores this article is more than 10 years old. Nato apologises for afghanistan airstrike civilian deaths. The aircraft targeted a convoy in the evening, according to the muklis afghan, spokesman for the local governor. The rare overnight nato air strikes in north waziristan drew angry.
An investigation is under way after a nato air strike on fuel tankers hijacked by the taliban killed scores in northern afghanistan. Nato is investigating reports that at least nine afghan police officers were killed in a u. Kabul, afghanistan nato mistakenly killed five of its afghan army allies in an airstrike wednesday while they were attacking insurgents in the countrys east, officials said. Nato airstrike kills dozens in afghanistan the boston globe. Nato investigates air strike that killed afghan child. The resolute support mission rsm was launched in january 2015, following the completion of the mission of the international security assistance force isaf in december 2014, when responsibility for security in afghanistan was transferred to the afghan national defence and security. This report investigates three specific instances after 2008 in which nato amended the roe for air strikes in afghanistan.