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AFP, August 27, 2010

“Afghan children killed in NATO air strike”

"In the bombardment six children, aged six to 12, were killed. Another child was injured," the police commander said

ASADABAD, Afghanistan — An Afghan police commander said Friday that NATO warplanes targeting Taliban insurgents killed six children in a mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan known to be a militant hotbed.

NATO victim in Helmand
Abdul Ghafaar comforts his 7 year old nephew at a hospital in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Saturday July 24, 2010. Ghafaar said he brought seven children to the city's hospital after getting caught in crossfire Friday between NATO and Taliban forces in Sangin, a flash-point town in neighboring Helmand province. (Photo: AP)

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.

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), NATO's US-led mission in Afghanistan, said it was investigating the allegations.

ISAF "officials are aware of civilian casualty allegations as a result of the engagement and are conducting an investigation," it said in a statement.

The force has been responsible for scores of civilian deaths, mainly caused by air raids during battles with Taliban and other insurgents.

The issue of civilian casualties is highly sensitive with Afghan leaders who argue that such incidents erode public support for the Western-backed administration.

In a recent meeting with US congressmen and military officials, President Hamid Karzai said one of the reasons that the US-led "war on terror" had not yet succeeded was "because civilians were killed in this war".

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