NATO Killing Of 8 Children 'Not Co-ordinated'

The spin-routines and self-justification statements from the various sides aren't co-ordinated either.

"We have assigned a delegation to talk to NATO why they didn't inform us of the operation," Mohammadi said, insisting that the number of civilian casualties caused by Afghan and NATO forces had decreased "considerably" due to 'good coordination', but the Kapisa incident was an exception.However, a NATO spokesman last week said the operation was jointly conducted with Afghan police in the area.According to a UN report a record number of civilians were killed in Afghanistan's decade-long war last year -- the fifth straight year the death toll has risen. Full story.