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.

Mano Gai or Manogi airstrike refers to the killing of Afghan children in Mano Gai, Dara-I-Pech District, Kunar province, Afghanistan on March 1, 2011.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Nine boys aged 8–14 were killed through gun fire from NATO helicopters while collection firewood for their family.^[4]^[5]^[6]

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.^[7] 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."^[8]^[9]^[10] President Hamid Karzai called the attack "ruthless".^[11]

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". Google.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
↑ "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". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
↑ "Channel 6 News » Gen. Petraeus confirms NATO troops killed nine children". Channel6newsonline.com. 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
↑ "Afghans say they've arrested suspected mastermind of UN attack that killed 7 foreign staff". The Republic. 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.
↑ "Petraeus Apologizes for Civilian Deaths | World". Epoch Times. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
↑ 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.

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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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