Alissa J Rubin And Sangar Rahimi New York Times

Nine boys collecting firewood to heat their homes in the eastern Afghanistan  mountains were killed by NATO helicopter gunners who mistook them for insurgents, according to a statement on Wednesday by NATO, which apologized for the mistake.The boys, who were 9 to 15 years old, were attacked on Tuesday in what amounted to one of the war's worst...

Nine boys collecting firewood to heat their homes in the eastern Afghanistan  mountains were killed by NATO helicopter gunners who mistook them for insurgents, according to a statement on Wednesday by NATO, which apologized for the mistake.The boys, who were 9 to 15 years old, were attacked on Tuesday in what amounted to one of the war's worst...