Zabul Gov. Ali Khail said U.S.-led coalition forces made "a mistake" during operations against militants in the southern province and that civilians had died. He gave no details.

　　The U.S. military denied civilians were at the scene of the fighting in Day Chopan district Monday and the district's police chief said Taliban insurgents had been hiding in the area. American officials said earlier that 18 suspected Taliban guerrillas and one U.S. service member had been killed in the clash.

　　Fatality表示“灾祸；（意外）死亡；宿命”，例如：The explosion accident caused several fatalities.（爆炸事故使数人死亡。）highway fatalities（高速公路死亡事故）；The driver was one of the fatalities.（司机是意外死亡者之一。）

　　7月1日，美军在阿东部库纳尔省的空袭中炸死至少17名当地平民，事后美军曾发表声明对误伤平民表示遗憾，称今后将避免伤及无辜。另据报道，驻阿美军及阿政府军9日在阿东部帕克提卡省执行清剿任务时与武装分子发生激战，6名武装分子在交火中被打死，3名美军及1名当地翻译受伤。美军工程人员11日在阿东部帕克提卡省参与公路建筑项目时遭到武装分子袭击，造成1死1伤。

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