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NATO admits killing three Afghan civilians

NATO's International Security Assistance Force on Saturday admitted that its troops killed three civilians and wounded four others during fighting with militants in eastern Afghanistan.

Smoke rises from the impact of mortar shells fired at suspected insurgents during Operation Spear Tackle 2 in Surobi district on September 27, 2010. NATO's International Security Assistance Force on Saturday admitted that its troops killed three civilians and wounded four others during fighting with militants in eastern Afghanistan.

The alliance said the civilians were "accidentally killed" when its troops came under fire in the village of Tantil in the Darah-ye Pech district of Kunar province on Friday.

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