French soldiers kill Afghan civilians

This British armed forces video says about itself:

7 July 2011

It’s emerged that four Afghan civilians were killed and two wounded when an RAF drone targeting insurgent leaders fired on two trucks in Helmand province.

From Allvoices.com:

Three Afghan civilians were shot by French soldiers

Kabul : Afghanistan | Jul 27, 2011

French soldiers, part of the forces of the Atlantic Alliance (NATO) in Afghanistan, shot three civilians, a man, woman and child. The three people died. According to the French army the car they were traveling [in] failed to stop at a checkpoint. Three other civilians were injured in the incident in the northern province of Kapisa.The French ambassador apologized, but Afghan President Hamid Karzai said no apology could bring back the dead and called for NATO to protect civilians.

So, Karzai has one more time warned NATO “for the last time” about their atrocities; which then continue after Karzai’s umpteenth “last” warning. Very many people probably don’t take Karzai seriously any more.

Enough Afghan civilians have died. Enough United States, French, etc. soldiers have died.

Stop the Afghan war!

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