NATO statement claims nine civilians were killed in air raid.
The top US generals in Afghanistan are apologising for an airstrike that killed civilians in southwestern Afghanistan.
Gen David Petraeus, Lt Gen David Rodriguez and the commander of the southwest say NATO s top priority is to prevent civilian casualties and it takes such cases very seriously.In a joint statement issued on Monday by US Marine Maj Gen John Toolan, they said the airstrike took place after a US Marine was killed and five insurgents took cover in a compound and kept fighting. It said the compound had civilians inside.Toolan said the airstrike resulted in nine civilians deaths. The Afghan officials say as many as 52 children and women were killed.
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