Afghanistan orders probe of civilian deaths in NATO raid
April 7th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANIKabul, Apr 7(ANI): Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has ordered probe of a NATO-led raid that killed five civilians this week.
The raid took place in the northern province of Sar-e Pol, but NATO claims that all those killed or arrested were militants.
Karzai has asked Sar-e Pol Governor Sayed Anwar Rahmati to establish the identity of the victims and to find out the exact circumstances of the killings, the BBC reports.
A statement from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed that ISAF and Afghan forces had carried out the operation jointly on Monday.
When asked if ISAF had anything to add to its statement in the light of reports of civilian casualties, a spokesman said: “We are aware of the reports. We fully support President Karzai’s decision and we look forward to the results of the investigation.”
The investigation comes as tensions grow over the killings of civilians by NATO. (ANI)
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