UN Probe: At least 30 Civilians Died in May US strikes in Afghanistan

By Staff, Agencies

At least 30 civilians were killed when the US bombed facilities in western Afghanistan in May, a UN agency said in a report Wednesday.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan [UNAMA] said in a statement that it had "verified 39 civilian casualties [30 deaths, five injured and four undetermined], including 14 children and one woman, due to the 5 May air strikes".