Troops caused $100 million damage: Afghan officials
- Published: 12/01/2011 at 01:30 AM
- Online news: Asia
A major coalition military operation in a volatile southern Afghan province has caused about 100 million dollars worth of damage to property, a government delegation said Tuesday.
Afghans walk past a building destroyed by an explosion in Kandahar. A major coalition military operation in a volatile southern Afghan province has caused about 100 million dollars worth of damage to property, a government delegation said Tuesday.
President Hamid Karzai dispatched the delegation, led by one of his advisers, to assess damage caused by Operation Omaid, which started in April and aims to root out the Taliban in Kandahar, a traditional heartland areas.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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