NATO air support may have killed Brit in Afghanistan

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NATO air support may have killed Brit in Afghanistan

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003467364_wdig08.html

A British Marine killed during a 10-hour battle with Taliban guerrillas in Afghanistan this week may have been killed by friendly aircraft firing in support, the military said Thursday.

British troops are battling the Taliban in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province as part of NATO's ISAF force. "Friendly fire" deaths are not unusual in Afghanistan. Canadian, U.S. and Afghan forces have previously lost men because of misguided fire.

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