Tuesday, March 06, 2007

String of Afghan deaths cause outrage, put government, U.S. mission in jeopardy

KABUL, Afghanistan: Haji Lawania was driving his gray SUV on a short trip to the market when he ran into an Afghan civilian's worst nightmare: a hail of gunfire from U.S. Marines that shattered his windshield and killed three companions. --- The storm of bullets — right after a suicide attack on the Marines — hit Lawania in the right hand and back, and drilled 100 holes into his vehicle. His father, nephew and a village elder in the SUV were killed.

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