Obama and Karzai discuss killings

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http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0311/deep_regret_3ffc4b76-b449-40d0-83b6-5637e74a96eb.html

President Obama spoke on the phone with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday and expressed “deep regret” about a helicopter attack that killed nine children.

Karzai’s office said in a statement that Obama "expressed deep regret over recent civilian casualties and said he has ordered his military officials to take the necessary initiatives to bring a reduction and end to civilian casualties” to his Afghan counterpart, according to the AFP.

According to the wire, Karzai told Obama that “increasing civilian casualties” is a “serious problem.”

Yet the civilians that will die on a daily basis when the Taliban takes over will not be reported on. These nine children where "gathering firewood" He had Petraus apologize for this.

Petraeus apologizes for killings

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0311/error_in_afghanistan_29a15db4-c64b-466b-9184-f5fe4b3d6d4c.html

Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, apologized to the Afghan government on Wednesday for a helicopter attack that killed nine children, and he plans to personally tell President Hamid Karzai he's sorry.

“We are deeply sorry for this tragedy and apologize to the members of the Afghan government, the people of Afghanistan and most importantly, the surviving family members of those killed by our actions,” Petraeus said. “These deaths should have never happened.”

A report said the attack in Kunar province on Tuesday was caused by an “error” in identifying the location of insurgents.