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35 die in NATO raid in eastern Afghanistan

Kabul: At least 35 Afghan civilians have been reported killed in that country’s eastern province of Kunar in NATO-related aerial attacks. The village of Watapour is said to have faced the brunt of the raid, and according to the BBC, nine of the 35 killed in the bombardment were from one family.

American forces have also confirmed the killing of 33 Taliban in Uruzgan in southern Afghanistan.

Afghan defence officials confirmed some civilian casualties, but claimed they were fewer than what the locals claimed.

Meanwhile, a roadside blast struck a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan and wounded four alliance soldiers on Saturday, while fighting in three separate regions of the country left more than 100 militants dead, officials said.

The NATO convoy was attacked west of Kandahar city, and the four wounded soldiers were evacuated to a nearby military hospital, said Maj. John Thomas, a NATO spokesman.

Qari Yousef Ahmadi, a purported Taliban spokesman, said a suicide bomber had attacked the convoy. — Agencies

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