During the night of Aug. 22, the U.S. military attacked and bombed a village in the western province of Herat, Afghanistan, killing at least 90 civilians. Sixty children aged 3 months to 16 years old were among the dead.
The death toll is the highest since the beginning of the U.S. war against Afghanistan in 2001. A U.N. human rights team investigated the deaths in the country and found “convincing evidence” that the numbers are correct.
The U.S. military has shamelessly continued to deny the allegations, sticking to their original report that “25 militants and five noncombatants were killed.” The discrepancy in numbers exposes the U.S. military’s efforts to whitewash its crimes.
Thousands of Afghans have staged militant protests, throwing stones at officers and police. Shots were fired at the protestors, injuring at least five people.
