NATO Missles Kills Civilians

After engaging in fire-armed combat with insurgents, the military in Helmand launched two missiles targeted the compound where the opposing forces were firing. The missiles instead landed 300 meters from their target hitting a home, where 12 civilians were killed. General McChrystal immediately issued an apology to the Afghan President, who has been a strong opponent against NATO. The missile system is under review and not to be used again despite the fact that it was used with not problems in Iraq. The article simply states what might have gone wrong and the apologies the military is offering and what it did to help, as well as goes into detail about the battle, however it does not explain what the potential consequences might be. The region is already unstable and the fact that civilians were killed might help Taliban to rally more supports while driving a bigger wedge between the Afghan citizens and the military.

By: Albie Braun