Official: President Karzai apologizes to Britain after Afghan forces kill 3 troops
By Kay Johnson, APTuesday, July 13, 2010
Afghan forces reportedly kill 3 UK troops
KABUL, Afghanistan — A NATO official says Afghan President Hamid Karzai has offered condolences and an apology amid reports that Afghan forces killed three British troops in the south.
An investigation is under way and details of Tuesday’s incident remain unclear.
The international force earlier said that three of its service members died following an attack Tuesday in southern Afghanistan. NATO did not name the attackers.
A senior NATO official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose the information, said Karzai sent a letter of condolences to NATO and Britain and offered apologies were true. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — NATO says three international service members have been killed in an attack by insurgents in southern Afghanistan.
NATO announced their deaths on Tuesday, but did not disclose the nationalities of the service members who died.
Their deaths bring to 36 the number of U.S. and other NATO troops killed so far this month.
June was the deadliest month of the war for both American and NATO forces. Casualties are rising as Afghan and NATO forces push farther into Taliban strongholds in the south.
(This version UPDATES with NATO official saying Afghanistan has offered condolences amid reports that Afghan forces killed three British troops, corrects that earlier NATO statement did not name attackers.)
