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Afghan elders claimed Saturday 108 civilians were killed in a bombing campaign in western occupied Afghanistan, while villagers in the northeast said 25 Afghans died in airstrikes, including some killed while burying dead relatives at a cemetery.

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107 civilians among 170 killed by U.S. occupation forces in Afghanistan

Around 108 civilians were killed during NATO's bombardment of the Bala Bluk area of Farah Province in southwestern Afghanistan after the allied ground forces clashed with angry villagers who had refused to allow them to enter their village, said Haji Rahim, a local elder of the village.

http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/411678



Governor: 11 Afghan civilians, 20 militants killed by occupation forces

An operation by Afghan and international occupation troops killed nearly a dozen civilians and 20 "Taliban militants" in the eastern Kunar province, provincial governor Shalizai Dedar said Saturday.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/07/content_6341302.htm



U.S. Airstrikes kill scores of Afghan civilians-officials

NATO and U.S. airstrikes have killed scores of Afghan civilians this week, residents and officials said on Saturday, deaths likely to deepen discontent with foreign occupation forces and the Western-backed Afghan government.

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