Mano Gai airstrike

Mano Gai airstrike
DateMarch 1, 2011
Location
Dara-I-Pech District, Kunar province, Afghanistan
Result nine children aged 8-14 killed and one wounded.

The Mano Gai or Manogi airstrike was the killing of Afghan children in Mano Gai, Dara-I-Pech District, Kunar province, Afghanistan on March 1, 2011.[1][2][3]

Nine boys aged 8–14 were killed by gunfire from NATO helicopters while collecting firewood for their family.[4][5][6]

The next day hundreds of Afghan villagers protested the killing chanting slogans against the United States and the Afghan government as they marched to the bombing site.[7] General David Petraeus said "We are deeply sorry" while Mohammed Bismil, the 20-year-old brother of two boys killed in the strike said "I don't care about the apology. The only option I have is to pick up a Kalashnikov, RPG or a suicide vest to fight."[8][9] President Hamid Karzai called the attack "ruthless".[10]

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