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After Dozens of Civilian Deaths, Bombed Afghans Seek Justice
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Sep 15 08
Witnessed: 1260 times
Regions: Afghanistan
Issues: Impunity, War crimes
Tags: Afghanistan, armed conflict, civilian casualties
Three Afghan men have been arrested for allegedly giving "wrong information" to Western forces that led to a US air strike that is believed to have killed more than 90 civilians.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Herat in northwestern Afghanistan where villagers are demanding those who they say are responsible for the attack to be punished. (September 13, 2008)
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