Concerns white phosphorus used in Afghan battle
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| University students shout slogans against US and foreign troops during a demonstration following US air strikes in Farah province, in Kabul. (AFP/Massoud Hossaini) |
| Concerns white phosphorus used in Afghan battle |
| AP/Yahoo | May 10, 2009 | By JASON STRAZIUSO and RAHIM FAIEZ, Associated Press Writers |
| KABUL – Doctors voiced concern over “unusual” burns on Afghan villagers wounded in an already controversial U.S.-Taliban battle, and the country’s top human rights groups said Sunday it is investigating the possibility white phosphorus was used.
The American military denied using the incendiary in the battle in Farah province — which President Hamid Karzai has said killed 125 to 130 civilians — but left open the possibility that Taliban militants did. The U.S. says Taliban fighters have used |
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