General Stanley McChrystal went on Afghan television on Tuesday to apologize to the Afghan people for a deadly air strike that happened on Sunday. The deadly strike happened in central Uruzgan province where Afghan officials say at least 27 people were killed.
"I pledge to strengthen our efforts to regain your trust to build a brighter future for all Afghans," McChrystal said. "I have instituted a thorough investigation to prevent this from happening again."
The deadly strike began when NATO jets fired on a convoy of civilian vehicles. The jets fire struck three minibuses of civilians, killing at least 21 people. Afghan officials put the death toll at 27 civilians. McChrystal apologized to Afghan President Karzai directly for this attack.
This is the second time in nine days that NATO and the US have apologized to the Afghans for killing civilians. On February 14, two American rockets destroyed a home outside of Marjah killing 12 people, including six children.
Sunday's attack was the deadliest since last September when NATO jets bombed two hijacked fuel tankers (click here to read that article).
If NATO and America care about the Afghan people so much, and not about imperialist aims in Afghanistan, then why have they committed two massacres in less than nine days? Why are they only now beginning to put serious safety precautions in place? Just like the Taliban, they don't care about the civilians.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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