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September 20, 2019

Funeral Held in Afghanistan After U.S. Drone Strike Killed 30 Civilians, Mostly Farmers
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In Afghanistan, funeral services were held Thursday after a U.S. drone
strike killed at least 30 civilians. Many of the dead were farmers who
were resting in the fields after harvesting pine nuts. At least 40
civilians were also injured in the drone strike. Local Afghan residents
questioned why the U.S. would target innocent farmers.

Ezatullah: "These people had gone to the fields to work, and their wages
were very low. Don't they, the Americans, see that these people are
working and gathering pine nuts? Why do they attack workers?"



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