NATO air strike kills two children, nine suspected Taliban in Afghanistan

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By Mustafa Andalib GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A NATO helicopter supporting Afghan security forces killed two children and nine suspected Taliban fighters on Saturday, officials said, a month after President Hamid Karzai forbade troops to call for foreign air support. The deaths reopen an often heated debate between those who blame NATO air strikes for civilian deaths and others who argue that NATO air support is vital for protecting vulnerable Afghan security forces. ...




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