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| Foreign forces have killed at least 21 civilians in an air strike in southern Afghanistan, local officials say. | Foreign forces have killed at least 21 civilians in an air strike in southern Afghanistan, local officials say. |
| Helmand provincial governor Asadullah Wafa said the deaths came in Sangin district, where Nato-led troops are battling Taleban fighters. | Helmand provincial governor Asadullah Wafa said the deaths came in Sangin district, where Nato-led troops are battling Taleban fighters. |
| He said women and children were killed when civilian homes were bombed. | He said women and children were killed when civilian homes were bombed. |
| The US-led coalition said one of its troops died in fighting in Sangin but it had no reports of civilian deaths, which have recently caused an outcry. | The US-led coalition said one of its troops died in fighting in Sangin but it had no reports of civilian deaths, which have recently caused an outcry. |
| Mr Wafa said the civilians were killed when planes attacked in support of Nato troops who are trying to drive militants from the lawless, opium-producing region of Sangin. | |
| Western forces have been accused of carelessness over civilian lives when attacking the Taleban and their allies. | |
| In January, Nato said its biggest mistake last year had been killing civilians, and promised to do better. | |
| Public discontent in Afghanistan is growing over the rising number of civilian casualties and the government's failure to improve the lives of most Afghans. |