'2 children, woman among 6 Afghans killed in overnight US raid'
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US forces raided an Afghan village near the border with Pakistan early Wednesday and killed six people, including two children and a woman, villagers and a government official said.
Three men also were killed in the raid, including one who used to work as a border policeman patrolling the region in between Afghanistan and Pakistan, said Mirza Gul, a villager from Hom in Khost province, where the raid took place.
One woman and two children were among the six killed, said Khibar Pashtun, a spokesman for the Khost governor.
An official with the US-led coalition said he had no immediate comment but that officials were preparing a statement.
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