(3 Apr 2010) SHOTLIST
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Kunduz - 3 April 2010
1. Wide of road where incident of friendly fire happened
2. Blood stains then pan up to men walking down the road
3. SOUNDBITE: (Pashto) Mohammad Omar, Kunduz provincial governor:
"The PRT (Provincial Reconstruction Team) always goes out on patrols in the Chardara district. They were on a patrol in an area where our enemies always plant mines. They (PRT) were there for clearing mines when one of their vehicles hit the mine and three of their soldiers were killed."
4. Wide of men on road where friendly fire incident happened
5. More of blood stains on the road, then zoom in on cars and trucks on road
6. SOUNDBITE: (Pashto) Mohammad Omar, Kunduz provincial governor:
"The Afghan national army soldiers were in the Chardara district, when they were out on a logistic distribution mission. Unfortunately, when they were on their way, the PRT soldiers fired on them and six Afghan soldiers were killed."
7. People watching from a high vantage point, then pull out to road
Kabul, 3 April 2010
8. Wide of flags at ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) headquarters
9. Wide of ISAF spokesperson Brigadier General Eric Tremblay walking
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brigadier General Eric Tremblay, ISAF spokesperson
"A German patrol, they became under contact, probably under a very complex attack by the insurgents, and got fixed on the ground with an improvised explosive devices, small arms fire, and RPG (rocket propelled grenade) fire. And at the end of the engagement, unfortunately, three German soldiers were killed and eight German soldiers were wounded."
11. Close-up of ISAF badge
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brigadier General Eric Tremblay, ISAF spokesperson
"It is our understanding that there was a checkpoint, and the German forces conducted an escalation of force, based on safety measures, and the two vehicles did not stop and they were engaged, and led to once they moved closer to the two vehicles, they discovered that there were some ANA (Afghan National Army)soldiers in those vehicles, and at the end unfortunately with the loss of life of at least five Afghan National Army soldiers. We regret this tragic loss of life, we will investigate, we will get to the bottom, and we will try and strive to improve our tactics, techniques and procedures."
13. Wide of Tremblay talking with staff
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FILE: Kunduz - 7 September 2009
14. Troops disembarking from helicopter, with second helicopter coming into land
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FILE: Kunduz - 8 September 2009
15. Armoured vehicles driving away
STORYLINE
German soldiers travelling to the scene of a deadly firefight with Taliban insurgents accidentally killed six Afghan troops, the Afghan military said on Saturday.
The German central command confirmed Friday''s friendly fire incident, but put the number of Afghan casualties at five.
The deaths occurred amid heavy fighting between German troops and militants near the northern city Kunduz.
Three Germans died in the course of the fighting.
The German military said German soldiers who were rushing from Kunduz to the scene of the fighting on Friday afternoon encountered two civilian vehicles and demanded that they stop.
When they did not, a German armoured personnel carrier opened fire on them, the statement said.
The vehicles were later found to have been transporting Afghan troops and an investigation is pending, the military added.
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