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Afghan governor says airstrikes kill 22 civilians; US military denies noncombatants hurt
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July 5, 2008
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- FISNIK ABRASHI
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The U.S. military said airstrikes by its attack helicopters hit two vehicles carrying insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. The province's governor said 22 civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed.
A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition said Friday the airstrikes in Nuristan province hit militants who earlier attacked a U.S. military base with mortars.
The helicopters identified the militants' firing positions, tracked them down and destroyed the vehicles they were traveling in, said 1st Lt. Nathan Perry.
"These were combatants. These were people who were firing on us," Perry said. "We have no reports of noncombatant injuries."
He gave ...