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Wech Baghtu wedding party attack

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Wech Baghtu wedding party attack
Date 3 November 2008 Location Wech Baghtu village, Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan Result 37 civilians killed including 23 children and 10 women, another 27 wounded

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Wech Baghtu wedding party attack refers to the killing of a large number of Afghan civilians mostly women and children who had gathered to celebrate a wedding when coming under attack by US warplanes dropping bombs on a housing complex in the village of Wech Baghtu, Shah Wali Kot District of Kandahar province, Afghanistan.^[1][2][3]
An investigation found that a total of 37 civilians were killed in the incident including 23 children and 10 women, another 27–35 including the bride were wounded. The bombing wasn't the end of the ordeal, the villagers said. When the air strikes were over, international troops arrived, intimidated the villagers and prevented them from leaving to seek medical treatment while the soldiers took pictures. The Afghan government report also accused the Taliban of seeking shelter near the wedding party.^[4][5][6]

Contents [hide] 1 Summary of the event 2 Reactions 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Summary of the event

This section requires expansion. (August 2010)

After a ten hour firefight including the use of helicopters and fighter planes. At least 37 village residents were dead, including women and children. Many were injured, among them was the bride.^{[7][8][9][6][10][11]}

[edit] Reactions

President Hamid Karzai demanded that U.S. President Barack Obama end civilian deaths.^[12][13][14]

Our demand is that there will be no civilian casualties in Afghanistan. We cannot win the fight against terrorism with airstrikes... This is my first demand of the new president of the United States — to put an end to civilian casualties.

—Hamid Karzai, 5 November 2008

[edit] See also

• Deh Bala wedding party bombing 47 civilians mostly women and children killed in Nangarhar province, 2008
• Granai airstrike up to 145 civilians, mostly children killed in Farah province in 2009
• Azizabad airstrike 78–92 mostly children killed in Herat province in 2008
• The Narang night raid were 10 Afghan civilians including 8 school boys were killed on 27 December 2009.
• Uruzgan helicopter attack 27–33 civilians killed in Orūzgān province, 2010
• List of massacres in Afghanistan

[edit] References

1. ^ "Karzai says air strike kills 40 in Afghanistan". Reuters. 5 November 2008. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE4A44EW20081105. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
2. ^ Wafa, Abdul Waheed; McDonald, Mark (5 November 2008). "Deadly U.S. airstrike said to hit Afghan wedding party". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/world/asia/05iht-afghan.3.17553439.html.
3. ^ "U.S. Strike Reportedly Kills 40 at Afghanistan Wedding". Fox News. 5 November 2008. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,447205,00.html. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
4. ^ Canada. "Air strikes kill dozens of wedding guests". Globe and Mail. Canada. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/article719745.ece. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
5. ^ "Afghanistan: US Missile Strike Kills 37 Civilians". Huffington Post. 7 November 2008. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/07/afghanistan-us-missile-st_n_142087.html. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
6. ^ ^{a b} Yunlong, Zhang (5 November 2008). "Villagers say 37 Afghan civilians killed in US-led air strike on wedding party". RAWA News. http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/11/05/villagers-say-37-afghan-civilians-killed-in-us-led-air-strike-on-wedding-party.html?mggal=2=3. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
7. ^ "Deaths in Afghanistan: Air Force Report Confirms Rising Civilian Toll". Spiegel. 13 November 2008. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,590234,00.html. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
8. ^ Associated Press in Wech Baghtu. "Alleged US air raid 'kills 37' at Afghan nuptials". The Guardian (UK). http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/06/afghanistan-wedding-air-raid-kandahar. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
9. ^ Font size Print E-mail Share 6 Comments (5 November 2008). "Afghanistan: U.S. Bombing Kills 37". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/05/world/main4574432.shtml. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
10. ^ "40 Afghan civilians killed as U.S.-led air strike hits wedding party_English_Xinhua". Xinhua. 6 November 2008. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/06/content_10313627.htm. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
11. ^ Farmer, Ben (5 November 2008). "US warplanes bomb wedding party, Afghans claim". Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/3386273/US-warplanes-bomb-wedding-party-Afghans-claim.html. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
12. ^ "Karzai Demands Obama End Civilian Deaths". Huffington Post. 20 January 2009. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/06/karzai-demands-obama-end_n_141842.html. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
13. ^ "Karzai to Obama: Stop killing Afghan civilians; U.S. airstrike reportedly kills 37 at wedding party". Cleveland Plain Dealer. 5 November 2008. http://www.cleveland.com/world/index.ssf/2008/11/karzai_to_obama_stop_killing_a.html. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
14. ^ "Karzai 'demands' Obama end civilian deaths after latest incident". USA Today. 5 November 2008. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-11-05-afghanistan-violence_N.htm. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

[edit] External links

• Reuters video U.S. strike kills wedding party goers -Afghan officials.
• Uncomfortable Others: Afghan Civilians Wounded by America Marc W. Herold
• Examples of the US ‘liberation’ of Afghanistan