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At least 12 civilians have been killed in an airstrike carried out by the US-led forces in a village in Afghanistan's Ghor province,Press TV reports.

Hundreds of civilians have lost their lives in the US-led operations in various parts of Afghanistan over the past few months, with Afghans becoming increasingly outraged at the seemingly endless number of the deadly assaults.

The issue of civilian casualties in Afghanistan is highly sensitive and has been a major source of friction between President Hamid Karzai and the United States.