Afghan President Says Airstrike Killed Civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan – NATO air strikes in northern Afghanistan on Thursday killed about 12 fighters, but President Hamid Karzai said the victims were employed in the electoral campaign, which seeks votes in parliamentary elections this month.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, meanwhile, arrived in the Afghan capital of Kabul to meet with Karzai and the NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus. Secretary of Defense also plans to visit U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
NATO said an air strike on a car in northern Takhar province is usually a quiet area Restaq killed or wounded at least 12 insurgents, including Taliban commander and the commander of a local armed group allied to, and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
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