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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Human error blamed for civilian Afghan deaths AFP - Sunday, May 30 Send IM Story Print Human error blamed for civilian Afghan deaths KABUL (AFP) - – Human error was blamed Saturday for a missile and rocket attack by US forces on vehicles in war-torn Afghanistan that resulted in the death of 23 civilians, a military statement said. The incident on February 21 sparked widespread anger at the presence of international troops in Afghanistan, and an apology from the commander of NATO forces in the country, US General Stanley McChrystal. McChrystal has made it a tenet of his counter-insurgency strategy in fighting a Taliban insurgency that civilian casualties be kept to a minimum. The report found that a convoy of "three vehicles carrying more than 30 civilians were mistaken for an insurgent convoy and engaged by coalition aircraft". The mistake was made in analysing images taken by unmanned drones, it said. Information that the vehicles were carrying anything other than civilians -- rather than militants racing to reinforce Taliban engaged in battle nearby -- was "ignored or downplayed", it said. "The ground force commander lacked a clear understanding of who was in the vehicles, the location, direction of travel and likely course of action of those vehicles. "Poorly functioning higher headquarters command posts failed to provide the ground force commander with the evidence and analysis that the vehicles were not a hostile threat," it said. Citing "several shortcomings in training, communication and decision-making," the ISAF statement said McChrystal had reprimanded four senior and two junior officers. The incident, in an area of central Daykundi province that was carved out of Uruzgan province, killed four women and a child, and was the third such mistaken bombing raid in Afghanistan in a week. McChrystal's apology to President Hamid Karzai in person, and to the Afghan people in a televised broadcast, was swift but failed to quell deep concern over civilian deaths and injuries in the ongoing war against the Taliban. Civilian casualties are an incendiary issue in Afghanistan, and are often used by Karzai and the Taliban alike for political ends, even though most are caused by the insurgents. The United Nations said in a report that the number of civilians killed in the Afghan war jumped last year to 2,412, making 2009 the deadliest year for ordinary Afghans since the US-led invasion. By comparison, 2,118 civilians were killed in 2008. The UN report said 67 percent of last year's civilian deaths, or 1,630, were in insurgent attacks, while pro-government forces including NATO and US troops were responsible for 25 percent, or 596 civilian deaths last year. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles Smeltz strike shocks Serbia AFP - 1 hour 7 minutes ago Thai PM lifts curfew but casts doubt on 2010 poll AFP - Sunday, May 30 Death toll mounts in Maoist train sabotage AFP - Sunday, May 30 China pressed to act over N.Korea AFP - Sunday, May 30 Nepal PM agrees to resign to avert crisis AFP - Sunday, May 30 News Search Top Stories Thousands protest Portuguese austerity plan Unrest throws doubt on Jamaica turnaround Debt-hit Greece threatened with health supply freeze France, UK mark 70th anniversary of Dunkirk evacuation Europe forgets debt woes with song contest More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed Most Recommended Lindsay Lohan wants a Chanel alcohol tag Fergie to appear on Oprah show after scandal BP pushes on with 'top kill', true slick size emerges After May madness, Wall Street faces loaded week Markets rattled as Fitch cuts Spain's debt rating More Most Viewed » Scientists stunned as grey whale sighted off Israel Hubble catches planet being devoured by its star UN fears 'irreversible' damage to natural environment Earth may be too hot for humans by 2300: study Ocean fish could disappear in 40 years: UN More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Travel Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Asia Entertainment Photos World Cup 2010 Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Community | Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Help

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