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TheMano Gai or Manogi airstrike was the killing ofAfghan children inMano Gai,Dara-I-Pech District,Kunar province,Afghanistan on March 1, 2011.[1][2][3]
Nine boys aged 8–14 were killed by gunfire fromNATO helicopters while collecting firewood for their family.[4][5][6]
The next day hundreds of Afghan villagers protested the killing chanting slogans against theUnited States and the Afghan government as they marched to the bombing site.[7] GeneralDavid Petraeus said "We are deeply sorry" while Mohammed Bismil, the 20-year-old brother of two boys killed in the strike said "I don't care about the apology. The only option I have is to pick up a Kalashnikov,RPG or a suicide vest to fight."[8][9] PresidentHamid Karzai called the attack "ruthless".[10]
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