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2011 Afghanistan massacre

Mano Gai airstrike

Date	March 1, 2011
Location	Dara-I-Pech District, Kunar province, Afghanistan
Result	nine children aged 8-14 killed and one wounded.

The Mano Gai or Manogi airstrike was the killing of Afghan children in Mano Gai, Dara-I-Pech District, Kunar province, Afghanistan on March 1, 2011.

Nine boys aged 8–14 were killed by gunfire from NATO helicopters while collecting firewood for their family.

The next day hundreds of Afghan villagers protested the killing chanting slogans against the United States and the Afghan government as they marched to the bombing site. General David Petraeus said "We are deeply sorry" while Mohammed Bismil, the 20-year-old brother of two boys killed in the strike said "I don't care about the apology. The only option I have is to pick up a Kalashnikov, RPG or a suicide vest to fight." President Hamid Karzai called the attack "ruthless".

References

"NATO sorry for Afghan children's deaths". UPI.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
(AFP) – Mar 1, 2011 (2011-03-01). "AFP: Young children killed in Afghan air strike: police". Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved 2011-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
"NATO Apologizes for Afghan Civilian Deaths | Asia | English". Voanews.com. 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
AP (2011-03-02). "News / International : Afghan protesters rally against civilian deaths". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
"Channel 6 News » Gen. Petraeus confirms NATO troops killed nine children". Channel6newsonline.com. 2011-03-02. Archived from the original on 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
"Afghans say they've arrested suspected mastermind of UN attack that killed 7 foreign staff". The Republic. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
"ISAF Apologizes For Killing Afghan Children In Air Strike - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2011". Rferl.org. 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
Rubin, Alissa J.; Rahimi, Sangar (2011-03-02). "Nine Afghan Boys Killed by NATO Helicopters". The New York Times.
Nissenbaum, Dion (2011-03-03). "General David Petraeus Apologizes for Deaths of Afghan Children - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
ALISSA J. RUBIN & SANGAR RAHIMI (2011-03-03). "NATO mistakenly kills 9 Afghan boys". Stltoday.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01.

External links

Police chief confirms 9 children killed in ISAF raid
Child air strike deaths stir fury in Afghanistan AFP March 6, 2011
U.S. apology for Afghan deaths "not enough": Karzai Reuters March 6, 2011
NATO Gunships Kill 9 Afghan Children; 3rd Reported Attack on Afghan Civilians in 2 Weeks – video report by Democracy Now!

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