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NATO: Troops kill 2 Afghan boys due to mistaken identity

By REUTERS

MARCH 2, 2013 17:57

KABUL - NATO forces accidentally shot dead two boys during an operation in Afghanistan's south, the alliance said on Saturday, in the latest in a series of incidents involving allegations of civilian deaths at the hands of international troops.

The shooting in the southern province of Uruzgan could further strain the relationship between the NATO-led International Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has demanded US Special Forces leave another province over allegations of torture.

The two boys were shot dead when they were mistaken for insurgents during an operation in the northwest of Uruzgan on February 28, ISAF commander, US General Joseph Dunford, said in a statement.

"I offer my personal apology and condolences to the family of the boys who were killed," Dunford said in the statement.

"The boys were killed when Coalition forces fired at what they thought were insurgent forces," he said.

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