NATO’s Denial Of Afghan Civilian Killings Predictable: Interview

Press TV
June 16, 2013

Denial of killing Afghan civilians ‘predictable’

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The denial of killing innocent Afghan civilians in bombings by U.S.-led forces is “fairly typical” and “predictable,” a political analyst told Press TV’s U.S. Desk on Saturday.

“This is not the first time that atrocities have been committed in Kunar province,” Rick Rozoff, manager of Stop NATO, said.

He made the remarks after U.S.-led forces in a statement denied a report of a drone strike that left three children dead in the eastern province of Kunar.

The report had already been confirmed by the Kunar governor and the UN Children’s Fund.

“It’s an indication of the aggressive military posture Western powers [have] in Afghanistan and globally,” Rozoff said.

The statement by foreign forces said Friday that the report was “simply not true.” However, UNICEF insisted that it verifies all its figures and stands by the Kunar report.

The Afghan war has become the longest-running war in U.S. history, and there is no end in sight. The Taliban remains in control of major parts of the nation. Civilian and troop casualties continue to mount.