www.chinaview.cn 2008-08-23

KABUL, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- An airstrike of the U.S.-led Coalition forces Friday in Sindand district of Heart province in western Afghanistan killed 76 civilians including women and children, the Afghan interior ministry said.

The ministry said in a statement that it has started investigation into the huge civilian casualties caused by international forces' air bombing.

The government-run RTA television quoted a member of parliament said there were up to 80 civilians, majority of whom are women and children, died in the Coalition airstrike.

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