AFGHANISTAN: An Afghan police commander said Friday that NATO warplanes killed six children in a mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan.
The alliance said it was investigating claims that civilians had died following the air strike on Thursday against militants who were attacking a military outpost in the restive province of Kunar, which borders Pakistan.
Provincial police chief Khalilullah Ziayee told AFP that children were collecting scrap metal on the mountain when NATO aircraft dropped bombs to disperse Taliban fighters attacking a nearby base.
"In the bombardment six children, aged six to 12, were killed. Another child was injured," the police commander said.
Asadabad, Friday, AFP
No comments:
Post a Comment