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| Nato in deadly Afghan air strike in Logar province | Nato in deadly Afghan air strike in Logar province |
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| Nato planes have carried out an air strike in the Afghan province of Logar, south of the capital Kabul, with several people reported dead. | Nato planes have carried out an air strike in the Afghan province of Logar, south of the capital Kabul, with several people reported dead. |
| Nato said "multiple insurgents" were killed, and the air strike had been called after Afghan and foreign troops came under fire from militants. | Nato said "multiple insurgents" were killed, and the air strike had been called after Afghan and foreign troops came under fire from militants. |
| Afghan officials said 18 civilians died, including women and children. | Afghan officials said 18 civilians died, including women and children. |
| Widespread reports of civilian deaths during air strikes often draw angry criticism from Afghan officials. | Widespread reports of civilian deaths during air strikes often draw angry criticism from Afghan officials. |
| Tribal elders and officials in Logar told the BBC that top Taliban commanders had gathered at a house in a remote village in the district of Baraki Barak. | Tribal elders and officials in Logar told the BBC that top Taliban commanders had gathered at a house in a remote village in the district of Baraki Barak. |
| Afghan and Nato forces surrounded the house and warned the Taliban to surrender, but tcame under intense fire. | |
| Nato forces then called for an air strike. | |
| According to Afghan intelligence officials, the strike killed 18 civilians, including women and children who were in the houses at the time. | |
| At least eight Taliban commanders were also killed. | At least eight Taliban commanders were also killed. |
| A statement from Isaf, Nato's Afghan operation, confirmed much of the account. But it did not mention civilian deaths. | A statement from Isaf, Nato's Afghan operation, confirmed much of the account. But it did not mention civilian deaths. |
| "While conducting a follow-on assessment, the security force discovered two women who had sustained non-life-threatening injuries," the statement said. | "While conducting a follow-on assessment, the security force discovered two women who had sustained non-life-threatening injuries," the statement said. |
| "The security force provided medical assistance and transported both women to an Isaf medical facility for treatment." | "The security force provided medical assistance and transported both women to an Isaf medical facility for treatment." |
| A Nato spokesman said later he could not confirm or deny reports of civilian deaths. | |
| The BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul says the issue of civilian casualties at the hands of Nato is highly sensitive. | The BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul says the issue of civilian casualties at the hands of Nato is highly sensitive. |
| Afghan President Hamid Karzai has issued several warnings to the Nato-led mission that killing Afghan civilians, even by accident, is unacceptable. | Afghan President Hamid Karzai has issued several warnings to the Nato-led mission that killing Afghan civilians, even by accident, is unacceptable. |