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Afghanistan hails US bomb blunder confession
Afghanistan's government today welcomed a US report accepting blame for a bombing mission which killed dozens of villagers, saying it confirmed that international military forces were not doing enough to safeguard civilians.
The investigation into a May battle against Taliban militants which killed at least 26 civilians was released in Washington yesterday.
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