2012 Kapisa airstrike

2012 Kapisa airstrike
Date8 February 2012
Location
Giawa village, Nijrab District, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan
Result 7 children between the age of 6-12 and one mentally handicapped 18-year-old

The 2012 Kapisa airstrike refers to a NATO air raid in which seven children and one adult were killed in a village in Nijrab District of Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. The strike took place on 8 February 2012.[1][2][3]

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  2. ^ "NATO investigates report of Afghan civilian deaths". CNN.com. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Airstrike Killed Children, Karzai Says". The New York Times. Associated Press. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2014.