"Sangin airstrike" redirects here. For 2017 airstrike in Sangin, see 2017 Sangin airstrike.
On July 23, 2010, a NATO attack killed and injured many Afghan civilians, most of whom were women and children, in the village of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Estimated 39-52 people killed, mostly women and children
The Afghan government claims that a helicopter-gunship rocket strike killed 52 civilians.[1] Many other civilians including children were also injured and treated at Kandahar hospital.[2][1][3] For weeks, US military and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials denied that there had been any such incident.[4]
About 200-400 people took to the streets in Kabul protesting the killing of civilians by foreign troops, carrying photos of those who died in the airstrike.[5][6]
The Karzai government sent investigators to the scene of the incident, who concluded that 39 civilians were killed in the rocket strike, lower than the initially reported 45–52. According to their investigation, all 39 dead were women or children.
^ abJon Boone in Kabul and Ali Safi in Kandahar. "Helmand residents accuse NATO of deliberate attack on civilians killing 52 « RAWA News". Rawa.org. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
^Loyn, David (2010-07-25). "BBC News - Nato probes reports raid killed 45 Afghan civilians". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
^. News.xinhuanet.com. 2010-07-24. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
^"NATO Expresses Regrets Over Afghan Civilian Deaths In Military Operation". Rttnews.com. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
^"Demonstrators hit the streets of Kabul". Itn.co.uk. 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-08-13.[permanent dead link]
^. Australia Network News. 2010-08-02. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
External linksedit
Rethink Afghanistan Footage Exposes One of the Worst Civilian Casualty Incidents of the War
NATO Forces in Afghanistan Can’t Deny They Killed Civilians in Sangin Anymore
January 06, 2024
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