Afghanistan Airstrikes

Franz Josef Jung, German Minister, Quits Over Afghan Airstrike

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 11.27.2009 | World


BERLIN — Germany's labor minister resigned Friday after conceding that he didn't see a military report on a deadly September airstrike in northe...

"We Deeply Regret..."

Conn Hallinan | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics


Conn Hallinan

Afghans were incinerated to make sure that German Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and Foreign Minister Steinmeier's Social Democratic Party did not overly suffer for their support of the war.

US Airstrikes In Afghanistan Likely Killed 26 Civilians: Military

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 07.20.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — A U.S. warplane failed to follow all operational rules in a complex battle in Afghanistan last month that killed an estimated 26 ci...

U.S. Personnel Made Major Errors In Airstrikes That Killed Afghan Civilians, Military Report Finds

New York Times | ERIC SCHMITT and THOM SHANKER | Posted 07.03.2009 | World


A military investigation has concluded that American personnel made significant errors in carrying out some of the airstrikes in western Afghanistan o...

Karzai Says US Airstrikes "Not Acceptable"

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI | Posted 06.08.2009 | World


KABUL — Video of the aftermath of a disputed incident involving American forces and the Taliban shows bloodied bodies of children laid out with ...