Pentagon Admits That A Battle With The Taliban Killed 33 Civilians In Afghanistan

Afghans in Kunduz protest against civilian casualties in November.

Washington Post: U.S. military says battle with Taliban killed 33 civilians in Afghanistan

KABUL — An investigation into a November firefight between Taliban insurgents and joint U.S. and Afghan forces has concluded that 33 civilians were killed in the operation, the U.S. military said Thursday.

The battle took place in northern Kunduz province, and two U.S. soldiers and three Afghan troops were also killed. The operation, in Boz Kandahari village, targeted Taliban leaders the U.S. military said were responsible for deadly incursions in the area, including a brazen assault on the provincial capital in October. The insurgents briefly captured the city’s central neighborhoods in a stunning display of strength.

“The investigation determined, regretfully, that 33 civilians were killed and 27 wounded,” a statement from U.S. forces in Afghanistan

said of the November raid. It said 26 Taliban fighters, including two leaders, were also killed — a claim the villagers dispute.

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