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May 24, 2009, 13:25 GMT

Civilian killed in new US air attack in Afghanistan

Kabul - A US air attack in Afghanistan has killed a civilian, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed on Sunday. Contrary to earlier reports, the victim had not been attempting to plant a booby trap bomb at a roadside. ISAF said it was launching an investigation into the incident, which occurred on Wednesday in the south east province of Paktia. The US air force launched the air attack at the request of ISAF. The civilian was taken to hospital but died of his injuries. Last week an ISAF airstrike in Helmand province, south Afghanistan, killed eight civilians, the most recent in a series of such incidents. At the start of the month the Afghan government accused the US military of killing 140 civilians in an air raid. The US insisted that the May 4 attack killed around 60-65 Taliban fighters, plus 25- 30 bystanders.

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