30 Civilians Died in Afghan Raid, U.S. Inquiry Finds

New York Times by Eric Schmitt | Oct. 8, 2008 (News Report)

An investigation by the military has concluded that American airstrikes on Aug. 22 in a village in western Afghanistan killed far more civilians than American commanders there have acknowledged, according to two American military officials. Full Story »

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by Jeanne Roberts - Oct. 8, 2008

In this article, the New York Times has returned to its former stance as a politically unbiased media source dedicated to reporting actual facts, particularly the fact that after-attack assessments in Afghanistan were hampered by troops being forced to leave the village in question before they could obtain an accurate count of the dead and injured.