NATO forces kill Afghan civilian in volatile area

NATO/US forces have killed many hundreds of innocent Afghan civilians since their invasion of Afghanistan.




International forces killed an Afghan civilian Sunday after opening fire at a speeding vehicle in a southern district that has been the site of violent protests, NATO said.
The U.N. says the number of Afghan civilians killed by U.S. and other international forces has declined sharply after top commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal tightened rules on the use of airstrikes and other weaponry to reduce civilians casualties. But Sunday's shooting underscored the dangers still facing Afghans who find themselves caught in the middle of escalating fighting.
The Afghan man died Sunday after he was shot in the chest, NATO said in a statement. He was one of six people traveling at a high speed in a large vehicle with no headlights, it said. The vehicle stopped after international soldiers fired three to five rounds into the grill.


http://www.timesonline.com/bct_news/news_details/article/1373/2010/january/17/nato-forces-kill-afghan-civilian-in-volatile-area.html

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