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The United States on Saturday, for the first time since the strikes began on Afghanistan, admitted that one its smart bombs hit a civilian target during the raids on the Afghanistan capital of Kabul.
CNN quoted a pentagon spokesman blaming pilot error for the incident.
Earlier, after countless denials, the US had pie in its face when the United Nations confirmed the death of four employees of an affiliate agency working on a mine-clearing project in Kandahar, due to a stray US missile hitting an unintended civilian target.
The UN had suspended all aid convoys to Afghanistan after that incident.
The Taleban has been claiming the death of more than 300 civilians since the attacks began on October 7.
The US resumption of air strikes on Saturday, after a 24-hour respite for the Muslim holy day on Friday, sparked fresh Taleban claims of civilian casualties.
Taleban officials said hit at least seven houses were hit during the raids.
Afghan Islamic Press said four civilians were killed and eight injured in the attack, when bombs struck the village of Qala Meer Abas, two km south of the Kabul's airport.
An agency report quoted a villager saying that he did not think that the US would attack civilian targets.
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