 Local villagers in Afghanistan have contradicted US reports that the target of an air strike that killed nine children also died in the raid
The attack was carried out on Saturday in the village of Hutala, in a remote area of southern Ghazni province.
Patches of dried blood and a pitiful pile of children's hats and shoes are the only evidence that remains of a bombing raid that went dreadfully wrong, our correspondent says.
Seven boys, two girls and a 25-year-old man were killed when two A-10 American planes fired rockets and bullets into a group of villagers sitting under the shade of a tree at about 1030 local time (0600 GMT) on Saturday, he says.
Only one house was hit in the attack - but accounts differ on whether it belonged to the militant targeted.
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Sky Graffiti editorial: Being US Air Force Auxiliary, should the Squadron 40's commander be concerned when the US Air Force murders children around the world instead of worrying whether or not his officer used so called "inappropriate language" in a private communication?
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