NATO says troops kill Afghan civilian, prompting small protest in Kabul
By APThursday, January 28, 2010
NATO says troops kill Afghan civilian
KABUL — Foreign troops have killed an Afghan civilian prompting a small protest outside a U.S. military base in Kabul.
A NATO statement said the civilian was killed Thursday in an incident involving a NATO convoy. It said NATO and Afghan officials are investigating the death.
A few dozen demonstrators gathered outside Camp Phoenix, a U.S. base inside Kabul, to protest the killing. They dispersed after talking to police.
A U.N. report shows that the number of civilians killed by NATO-led forces has dropped after U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top NATO commander in Afghanistan, ordered measures curbing the use of airstrikes and other weapons to protect the population.
It says civilian deaths at the hands of the Taliban have increased.
Tags: Afghanistan, As-afghanistan, Asia, Central Asia, Collateral Damage, Kabul, North America, United States, War Casualties
