Make no mistake: "liberation" continues in Afghanistan: "Residents in the village of Ashogho said NATO helicopters fired on three mud homes where villagers were sleeping. Shellshocked, angry residents condemned the attack. Kandahar provincial Gov. Asadullah Khalid said it appeared that no Taliban fighters were in the village at the time of the airstrikes. NATO said the operation, targeting militants suspected in roadside bombings, was believed to have caused several civilian casualties, which it regretted." (As long as they regretted it.)