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Afghan protests after airstrikes Strikes in Afghanistan 'damaging'
(about 8 hours later)
Hundreds of university students in Kabul have held protests over US airstrikes which reportedly killed more than 100 civilians last week. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said American air strikes that kill civilians are damaging the fight against terrorism.
The airstrikes took place in the Farah province in western Afghanistan. Speaking after talks with the German chancellor in Berlin, Mr Karzai said civilian deaths had to be avoided.
His comments came after university students in Kabul protested against air strikes in western Afghanistan.
Washington again expressed regret over civilian deaths, but refused to rule out such strikes in the future.
'Biggest terrorist'
"Civilian casualties, of course, is a very serious matter for the Afghan people, (it) also is a serious matter for our allies," Mr Karzai said at the news conference.
Students called for those responsible to be put on trial
"It's something that the Afghan people want to be addressed effectively and sooner."
Earlier on Sunday, hundreds of students in Kabul held protests over Tuesday's air strikes in the western Farah province.
Afghan sources said nearly 150 had been killed, but that figure has been disputed by the US.
Students held up banners, including one which said America was "the biggest terrorist in the world".Students held up banners, including one which said America was "the biggest terrorist in the world".
The US military admitted there had been civilians deaths but blamed Taleban who, it said, were firing from the top of buildings where civilians sheltered. The protesters also called for those responsible for the deaths to be put on trial.
'Crime' "Our people are fed up with Taleban beheadings and suicide bombings. On the other hand, the massacre of civilians by the American forces is a crime that our people will never forget," a statement quoted by AFP news agency said.
The protesters, who held their demonstration outside the university campus, also called for those responsible for the deaths to be put on trial. President Obama's National Security Adviser, Gen James Jones, said the US would "redouble" efforts to limit civilian deaths, but added that it could not hamper its forces in Afghanistan by banning air strikes.
"Our people are fed up with Taleban beheadings and suicide bombings. On the other hand, the massacre of civilians by the American forces is a crime that our people will never forget," a statement was quoted by news agency AFP. "We can't fight with one hand tied behind our back," General he told ABC television.
Locals have put the death toll from the airstrikes at more than 140, while Afghan President Hamid Karzai said between 125 and 130. Last week, Mr Karzai urged the US to stop the use of such strikes
The incident overshadowed a summit on Wednesday between the President Barack Obama, Mr Karzai, and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari.The incident overshadowed a summit on Wednesday between the President Barack Obama, Mr Karzai, and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari.
Mr Karzai has repeatedly called for an end to airstrikes, as the US-led coalition boosts forces to deal with a mounting insurgency.