US Afghan strikes 'killed dozens'

Blares the BBC headline. As usual with the BBC, it's what they leave out that's important. Strange, but the far left wing Guardian fills in the blanks. The BBC to the left of the Guardian?

"The provincial police chief, Abdul Ghafar Watandar, who accused the Taliban of using the civilians as human shields, said the death toll could be even higher."

And there's this:

"Watandar said Taliban guerrillas had herded civilians into houses in the villages of Geraani and Ganj Abad, that were then struck by warplanes.

"The fighting was going on in another village, but the Taliban escaped to these two villages, where they used people as human shields."

Leave it to the BBC to cover for the Taliban.

Update. Here's a video report on the Taliban using human shields.