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"All efforts of the Afghan government to avoid civilian casualties have not yielded any positive results and our innocent countrymen are still killed in anti-terrorism operations."
Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Karzai was condemning the killing of 76 civilians, mostly children, by a US airstrike in western Afghanistan.

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National
  • 60 Afghan children confirmed dead after US bombings
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  • Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes don his and hers dresses
  • Tony Bennett croons his support for Barack Obama

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  • Can the civilized world civilize Russia
  • Leonid Kuchma Built a Prosperous Ukraine
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