Karzai expresses condolences to relatives of 7 civilians reportedly killed in Afghan province
By APSaturday, January 2, 2010
Karzai expresses condolences to Afghan civilians
KABUL — President Hamid Karzai is expressing condolences to relatives of Afghan civilians allegedly killed in an airstrike.
Helmand provincial governor spokesman Dawud Ahmadi, who confirmed the president’s visit Saturday to the southern town of Lashkar Gah, says an attack by international forces Wednesday killed seven civilians and two Taliban insurgents.
Civilian casualties is a sensitive issue facing foreign forces in Afghanistan. NATO says it’s investigating the allegation.
The incident in Helmand was the second claim of civilian deaths in allied attacks in a week. The Afghan government says 10 people were killed, including eight schoolchildren, in a village in eastern Kunar province in a nighttime raid by international forces last weekend.
