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| [00:00.00] | On the second day of a major offensive against the Taliban |
| [00:03.62] | in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, |
| [00:05.71] | NATO-led forces have killed 12 civilians by mistake. |
| [00:09.57] | A NATO statement said two rockets |
| [00:12.01] | veered off target. |
| [00:13.49] | Martin Patience reports. |
| [00:14.82] | According to military officials, |
| [00:17.20] | the two rockets were supposed to target insurgents |
| [00:19.65] | who they say were firing from a compound. |
| [00:22.76] | But the weapons missed their target by 300 meters, |
| [00:25.90] | killing the civilians in Marjah. |
| [00:28.30] | In a statement, NATO-led forces say |
| [00:31.00] | they've suspended the use of this particular rocket |
| [00:33.54] | while they investigate. |
| [00:35.12] | Despite the deaths, commanders say |
| [00:37.61] | the operation is proceeding as planned. |
| [00:39.90] | Progress, however, has been slow in Marjah town |
| [00:43.11] | as forces clear homemade bombs |
| [00:45.14] | and booby traps from roads and compounds. |
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