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'100 Killed' in Bungled Afghan Raid
Monday, December 31, 2001
(10.53 AM GMT)

More than 100 Afghan villagers have reportedly been killed in a bungled US air raid in the east of Afghanistan.

According to unconfirmed reports the bombing took place in the early hours of yesterday morning.

It comes as an agreement paving the way for the deployment of International peacekeepers in Afghanistan is due to be signed.

US aircraft are said to have bombed a village in eastern Afghanistan killing more than 100 residents. The reports come from eyewitnesses on the ground.

The attack was believed to have involved one jet, one B-52 bomber and two helicopters, villager Janat Gul said.

Villagers said up to 107 people had been killed, but it was difficult to identify victims because of the damage. At least 10 people were wounded.

An official of the local tribal Shura, or council, said US troops had been invited to witness the damage caused by the raid.

American troops accompanied by Northern Alliance forces were reported to be on their way to the village.
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