30/05/2011 13:29
NATO apologizes for killing Afghan civilians
NATO officials apologized Monday for an airstrike that inadvertently killed a group of Afghan women and children, saying that they thought there were only insurgents inside the targeted compound when they ordered the strike, AP reported.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack in a statement issued Sunday and warned the coalition that such errors cannot continue.
“This will be the last warning to NATO and American forces, and American officials," Karzai said. He did not say what action he would take if another strike results in civilian deaths.