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Fri 09 Sep 2010Civilian deaths in Nato-led strike raise tensions with Karzai
KABUL – Afghan president Hamid Karzai yesterday condemned an air strike by Nato-led forces which he said killed 10 election campaign workers, although US officials maintained it was aimed at an Islamist leader.
Civilian casualties caused by foreign forces hunting militants have caused major tension between Mr Karzai and his Western allies. The latest incident came at a bad time as US defence secretary Robert Gates landed for unannounced talks.
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