"NATO strike kills at least 21 Afghan civilians" by Associated Press | February 22, 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - A NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan has killed at least 21 civilians, the Afghan Interior Ministry said today.
NATO forces confirmed in a statement that its planes fired yesterday on a group of vehicles that it believed contained insurgents who were about to attack its forces, only to discover later that women and children were in the cars....
The strike hit three minibuses that were driving down a major road in the mountainous province. There were 42 people in the vehicles, all civilians, Bashary said.
NATO said that its forces transported injured people to nearby medical centers....
Oh, well, that makes up for it then.
