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On this day in 2009, the US military deliberately and repeatedly bombed the homes of Afghan villagers, killing 140 civilians (including 93 children) & destroying an entire village. #GranaiMassacre 
The bombing was one of the most deadly incidents for civilians of the last 80 years in Afghanistan. The attack occurred in several waves over 2 hours. Villagers said no Taliban were in the village at the time of the attack.
The US air strikes including three F-18 fighter jets, which dropped five laser-and satellite-guided bombs, and a B-1 bomber, which dropped “three 500-pound satellite-guided bombs, four 500-pound and two 2,000-pound satellite-guided bombs.
This week in 2009, the US repeatedly bombed the homes of Afghan villagers seeking refuge from the war, killing 140 civilians (including 93 children), wounding 25 & destroying an entire village. #GranaiMassacre
The strikes including repeated air strikes over the course of two hours, which used huge weapons (2000 lbs.) on villagers’ mud-brick houses. Villagers had gathered in homes of religious leaders, hoping to find protection from the violence.
The bombs were so powerful that people were ripped to shreds. Survivors said they collected only pieces of bodies. Many could not distinguish the dead. & were unable to find some relatives killed in the bombing. One elderly man lost 30 members of his family.
