Civilians killed in Nato airstrike, says Afghan police

Kabul: Afghan officials say an apparent Nato airstrike has killed 15 people — nine of them civilians, including women and children — in an eastern province where the Taliban are strong. [caption id=“attachment_1092995” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Reuters.[/caption] Nato, however, says 10 insurgents were killed. Kunar province police chief Abdul Habib Sayed Khaili says the airstrike hit a pickup truck soon after three Arab and three Afghan militants boarded it Saturday evening. He said some reports called it a drone strike. But Nato spokeswoman 1st Lt. AnnMarie Annicelli said Sunday that it was a precision airstrike that killed 10 “enemy forces” and that she had no reports of civilians dying. Civilian deaths in Nato operations have long been a sore point between Afghanistan and the US-led troops here. AP