After First Denying Involvement, US Forces Admit Killing Two Pregnant Afghan Women & Teenager

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April 6, 2010

After First Denying Involvement, US Forces Admit Killing Two Pregnant Afghan Women & Teenager

US-led forces have admitted for the first time to killing two pregnant Afghan women and a teenage girl during a nighttime raid in eastern Afghanistan on February 12th. NATO officials initially denied any involvement but were later forced to admit to the killings after the Times of London and other news outlets published accounts of survivors who described how the atrocity was carried out by US-led forces. We speak with Jerome Starkey, the Times of London correspondent in Afghanistan who broke the story. [includes rush transcript]

US special forces ‘tried to cover-up’ botched Khataba raid in Afghanistan + Interview with Jerome Starkey on NATO night raids

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Jerome Starkey, Kabul
Times Online
April 5, 2010

US special forces soldiers dug bullets out of their victims’ bodies in the bloody aftermath of a botched night raid, then washed the wounds with alcohol before lying to their superiors about what happened, Afghan investigators have told The Times.

Two pregnant women, a teenage girl, a police officer and his brother were shot on February 12 when US and Afghan special forces stormed their home in Khataba village, outside Gardez in eastern Afghanistan. The precise composition of the force has never been made public.

NATO Tries to Silence a Truth-Teller in Afghanistan After Killing Pregnant Women by Derrick Crowe

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by Derrick Crowe
Rethink Afghanistan War Blog
March 26th, 2010

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