Afghan Officials Warn US over Attack That Killed 18 Civilians
<div class='node-body'><p><span id="articleText">Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's chief spokesman, Aimal Faizi, on Saturday said a missile attack that killed 18 civilians last week -- nine of them children including an infant -- was ordered unilaterally by the US military and that such actions betray the recent security pact signed between the two countries. </span></p>
<p><span>He called for an end to US bombings in residential areas and said that innocent lives would have been saved if the US had taken the time to consult with Afghan military forces on the ground.</span></p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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