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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/020418/6/luzb.html
Accidents involving the U.S. military in Afghanistan:
- Oct. 16 and Oct. 26, 2001: U.S. forces bomb Red Cross buildings in Kabul. The military says the Red Cross didn't provide the co-ordinates of the building before the first strike, so the military hadn't crossed it off as a potential target. Officials are still investigating why it was bombed the second time.
- Nov. 11: A UN convoy was damaged by U.S. air strikes. The military says the strikes were aimed at closing a road and the convoy was damaged by debris. UN officials had also not informed U.S. forces the convoy was travelling that day. No one was hurt.
- Nov. 26: An F-18 dropped a bomb during the prison riot at Mazar-e-Sharif, injuring five U.S. soldiers. The military says there were "procedural errors" in transmitting the target co-ordinates to the plane.
- Nov. 28: U.S. helicopters attacked a ground force of navy troops. No one was injured. The military changed some of its communications procedures after the incident.
- Dec. 5: A B-52 dropped a bomb on U.S. and Afghan forces near Kandahar, killing three Americans and at least seven Afghans, and slightly wounding Afghan leader Hamid Karzai. The military says the investigation isn't complete, but officials have said there were errors in transmitting target co-ordinates to the B-52.
- Dec. 22: U.S. aircraft struck a convoy near Khost, killing dozens of Afghans. Some Afghans say the convoy was carrying tribal leaders to the inauguration of Karzai in Kabul. Senior U.S. military commanders insist it was a legitimate target.
- Jan. 23, 2002: U.S. forces raided two compounds near Hazar Qadam. The military says the people in the compounds - who were neither Taliban nor al-Qaida - opened fire on the U.S. forces. The Americans returned fire, killing 16. Several Afghans who were captured also said they were mistreated by the Americans; the U.S. military denied any unnecessary force was used.
- March 2: An AC-130 taking part in Operation Anaconda may have mistakenly attacked a convoy of U.S. and Afghan forces, killing one U.S. soldier. The military said the matter is still under investigation.
- March 6: Coalition forces attacked a suspected al-Qaida leadership target near Shikin, Afghanistan. Fourteen were killed, including three women and three children. The matter is under investigation.
- April 17: A U.S. Air National Guard F-16 drops at least one laser-guided bomb on Canadian forces. The Canadian Defense Department said four Canadians were killed and eight injured.
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