KABUL (BNO NEWS) — The Afghan government on Sunday accused coalition troops of killing twelve civilians during recent operations in the country, a claim which NATO was not immediately able to confirm.

President Hamid Karzai’s deputy spokesperson Hamed Elmi said the casualties, which included women and children, occurred during two separate airstrikes in the country’s Kandahar and Kunar provinces. He said the incidents happened earlier this week, but was not able to say on which day or days.

President Karzai was informed of the casualties during a security meeting on Sunday, in which he “strongly condemned” the alleged incident. Karzai called for compensation for the families of the victims.

The NATO-led ISAF alliance began to investigate the allegation after an inquiry from BNO News, but concluded that it was not aware of any ISAF operations that ‘corroborate the information provided.’

“We take allegations of civilian casualties very seriously, and will continue to discuss this with our Afghan partners,” a spokesperson said.