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Burhanullah Shinwari

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Burhanullah Shinwari was the deputy chairman of the upper house of Afghanistan's legislature.[1][2]

In July 2008 he led a delegation of legislators to investigate the Deh Bala wedding party bombing, an incident where American helicopter fired on a wedding party, killing 47, mostly women and children.

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  1. Amir Shah (2008-07-11). "47 Afghan civilians killed by U.S. bombs, group says". San Diego Union Tribune. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2008-08-04. The airstrike on Sunday in Deh Bala district of Nuristan province also wounded nine civilians, said Burhanullah Shinwari, the deputy chairman of the Senate, who led the delegation.
  2. James Sturcke (2008-07-11). "US air strike wiped out Afghan wedding party, inquiry finds". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2008-08-04. 'We found that 47 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in the air strikes and another nine were wounded,' said Shinwari, who is also the deputy speaker of Afghanistan's senate.