Afghan Officials Say At Least 60 Civilians Killed In Nato Raids
    Local officials in Afghanistan say NATO operations killed at least 60 civilians in the southern part of the country earlier this week. The deputy director of Kandahar's provincial council and the chief of Panjwayi district said the civilians were killed in a series of NATO operations, including airstrikes, in the province of Kandahar on Tuesday.
    NATO's International Security Assistance Force said its troops killed 48 suspected Taleban militants in heavy fighting in Kandahar's Panjwayi district on Tuesday.
    NATO said it has received "credible reports" that several civilians were killed during the clashes. A NATO spokesman accused the Taleban of using civilians as human shields. Afghan authorities are investigating the casualties.
    阿富汗地方官員說(shuō)，北約本星期早些時(shí)候在阿富汗南部地區(qū)的行動(dòng)造成至少60位平民死亡。坎大哈省議會(huì)副主席和坎大哈本杰瓦伊區(qū)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人說(shuō)，這些人星期二在北約包括空襲在內(nèi)的一系列行動(dòng)中被打死。
    北約國(guó)際安全援助部隊(duì)說(shuō)，北約部隊(duì)星期二在坎大哈本杰瓦伊區(qū)的激烈戰(zhàn)斗中打死了48名被懷疑是塔利班激進(jìn)分子的人員。
    北約說(shuō)，他們得到“可靠消息”，有若干平民在沖突中喪生。北約一名發(fā)言人指責(zé)塔利班利用平民作人體盾牌。阿富汗*正在對(duì)傷亡進(jìn)行調(diào)查。