(MENAFN- Afghanistan Times) AT News Report
KABUL: At least three civilians were killed in an operation
launched jointly by Afghan and foreign forces in the eastern province of Kunar,
local residents said Sunday.
The incident took place in the Marawara district Saturday
night.
The district residents staged demonstration on Sunday
carrying the bodies of dead people. They called on the government to stop the
night raids.
Night raids and aerial attacks are launched to target
militants, but they usually and mistakenly target civilians. Former President
Hamid Karzai usually raised voice against such attacks. The night raids were
stopped during his tenure.
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