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NATO Bombing Run Wounds 25 Of Its Own Soldiers
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rwro-@yahoo.com
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Nov 07, 2009 06:44 PST
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http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-07-voa4.cfm
Voice of America
November 7, 2009
Friendly-Fire May Have Injured 25 NATO Troops in Afghanistan
NATO officials in Afghanistan say 25 international troops wounded during a recent operation may have been hit by friendly fire.
NATO initially blamed "insurgent activity" for the casualties. But officials Saturday said they do not rule out the possibility the troops were mistakenly wounded during an attack by their own forces.
The troops were wounded Friday while looking for two missing U.S. soldiers who are believed to have drowned in a river in the western province of Badghis.
The province's deputy police chief, Abdul Jabar, says the two soldiers were swept away Wednesday while trying to save supply boxes that fell into the water after being air-dropped.
This year has been the deadliest for international troops in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban-led government in 2001.
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