At Least 80 Die in NATO Airstrike in Afghanistan - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — A NATO airstrike early Friday killed at least 80 people, many of them civilians, in a once-calm region of northern Afghanistan that has recently slipped under control of insurgents, Afghan officials said. At Least 80 Die in NATO Airstrike in Afghanistan

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