9 Afghanis Killed by NATO Forces and Air Strikes, Including 5 Children

NATO troops kill two children in Afghanistan

Breaking News. ie, 28/07/2008 - 09:17:35

NATO says its troops have killed two children in southern Afghanistan by opening fire on a car that they feared was about to attack their convoy.

The alliance said in a statement issued today that the troops opened fire on the car in Kandahar province after its driver ignored repeated signals to keep its distance.

Afghan and UN officials have urged international troops to avoid civilian casualties, which threaten to undermine support for the president, Hamid Karzai, and the presence of foreign forces.

Missiles Fired From Afghanistan Kills 6 In Pakistan

7-28-08 1:37 AM EDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP)--

At least six people were killed early Monday when missiles fired from Afghanistan hit a house in a Pakistani tribal area, Pakistan officials said.

Three missiles struck a house next to a mosque in the Azam Warsak village in the restive tribal district of South Waziristan, a senior security official said.

"Six people are dead and three others injured after three missile hit a house in Azam Warsak," the unidentified official said. The dead included three young boys.

Residents said the house where the missiles struck belonged to local tribesman Malik Salat and alleged pro-Taliban (fighters) used to stay there.

Several villagers said they heard jets approaching from Afghanistan before the strike.

Pakistan has protested over a wave of missile strikes attributed to U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, which have killed a number of people in recent months.

The latest attack took place hours before scheduled talks between U.S. President George W. Bush and Pakistani premier Yousuf Raza Gilani at the White House.

Bush earlier said he was troubled by the movement of (Taliban fighters) from Pakistan to Afghanistan and would discuss the threat with Gilani, who is making his first White House visit since taking office in March.

Some see Gilani's fledgling democratic government as powerless to act against the Taliban and al-Qaida-linked (fighters). The Taliban fighters are believed to have regrouped inside Pakistan after they were removed from power by a U.S.-led invasion in 2001.

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