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2021-06-05 Afghanistan
Residents Report Civilian Deaths in Airstrikes in Helmand
[ToloNews] Residents of Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
in the south of Afghanistan claim that many non-combatants were killed and maimed in Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s by Afghan forces in the Nahr-e-Siraj district in the province on Friday.

The residents said that the incident happened after an Afghan Army base fell to the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
and local people flocked to the scene "for looting" and there were there when the airstrikes were conducted.
If you put your hand on a hot stove, who is to blame when you get burnt?
The base is located in Yakhchal village in Nahr-e-Saraj district along 601 Highway that connects Kabul with southern and southwestern provinces.

The Afghan Army's 215 Maiwand Corps in a statement confirmed that some civilians, who joined the Taliban to "loot" an army base, were killed and maimed in Afghan forces airstrikes in Nahr-e-Saraj district in Helmand on Friday morning.
Y’all chose the wrong side, guys.
The statement said 20 Taliban were also killed in the airstrikes but did not provide details on civilian deaths in the incident.

Taliban has claimed that said as many as 30 civilians have been killed in the airstrike. # id) ?>
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 File under: Taliban 

1 "Pay us money"
Posted by Frank G 2021-06-05 05:36||   2021-06-05 05:36|| Front Page Top

2 Are these the hundreds of Taliban being offed per day? I won't be surprised.
Posted by Dron66046 2021-06-05 11:35||   2021-06-05 11:35|| Front Page Top

3 They're all civilians after they get killed.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-06-05 12:37||   2021-06-05 12:37|| Front Page Top

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