MSNBC: 30 Seconds Coverage for 9 Afghan Boys Murdered by Obama, Petraeus

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March 2011 - (KABUL, Afghanistan) Troops in attack helicopters that belong to the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan mistakenly killed nine boys Tuesday with machine-gun and rocket fire as they collected firewood, thinking that the children were Taliban insurgents, the international forces acknowledged Wednesday.

Helicopter gunners kill 9 Afghan boys gathering firewood; Petraeus apologizes...

U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, who heads the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, ordered all field commanders and helicopter crew members to study their orders again on when coalition aircraft can open fire on people on the ground.

The coalition said it was "deeply sorry" for the error.

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