The Granai airstrike, sometimes called the Granai massacre, refers to the killing of approximately 86 to 147 Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, by an airstrike by a B-1 Bomber on May 4, 2009, in the village of Granai (sometimes spelled Garani or Gerani) in Farah Province, south of Herat, Afghanistan General info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granai_airstrike --- Icrc Report On Farah Civcas Incident States 89 Civilians Were Killed ICRC Head of Mission Reto Stocker met with Ambassador Eikenberry on June 13 and delivered a written report on the events associated with the battle in Bala Baluk, Farah Province, on May 4. The ICRC concluded that the civilian death total was considerably higher than the number estimated by ISAF investigators. Nevertheless, Stocker praised the cooperation of ISAF and U.S. military officials in gathering information for the ICRC report on casualties that resulted from fighting between insurgents and ANSF/Coalition forces. The ICRC interviewed more than 50 villagers and came to the conclusion that 89 civilians were killed in bombings on the evening of May 4, with an additional 13 wounded. Although Stocker had seen an edited version of the aerial video from the B-1 bomber, he still believes that the last 2 bombs dropped hit civilians and not enemy fighters. The ICRC report was provided to assist Coalition authorities investigating the incident and will not be released publicly. Origin Embassy Kabul (Afghanistan) Cable time Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:23 UTC Classification CONFIDENTIAL Source wikileaks.org/cable/2009/06/09KABUL1652.html
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