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| The Associated Press is to complain to the US military after journalists said US soldiers deleted footage of the aftermath of an attack in Afghanistan. | |
| President Hamid Karzai said coalition forces had opened fire on civilians, killing 10 people as they responded to a suicide attack on Sunday. | |
| In another incident Afghan officials said on Monday that a Nato air strike had killed nine civilians. | |
| Nato has said it is trying to reduce civilian casualties in its operations. | |
| Co-ordinated attack | |
| Freelance journalists working for the Associated Press said troops erased photos and video showing a vehicle in which three people were shot dead during Sunday's incident in the eastern province of Nangarhar. | |
| Two soldiers with a translator came and said, 'Why are you taking pictures? You don't have permission' Photographer Rahmat Gul | Two soldiers with a translator came and said, 'Why are you taking pictures? You don't have permission' Photographer Rahmat Gul |
| A military spokesman said he did not have any confirmed reports that US forces had confiscated filmed material. | |
| The Americans say the fighting started when a convoy of marines was attacked by a suicide bomber and came under co-ordinated small-arms fire. | |
| They say their soldiers returned fire, and acknowledge that at least eight Afghan civilians were killed, with a further 35 injured. | They say their soldiers returned fire, and acknowledge that at least eight Afghan civilians were killed, with a further 35 injured. |
| President Karzai "strongly condemned the incident which took place due to a suicide attack on a coalition convoy and which prompted the coalition force firing on civilians that killed 10 people", a statement from his office said. | |
| Reports say that as they left the scene along a busy highway, the Americans fired indiscriminately on civilians and their vehicles. | Reports say that as they left the scene along a busy highway, the Americans fired indiscriminately on civilians and their vehicles. |
| Thousands of local people took to the streets on Sunday to protest against what happened. The Afghan authorities have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the militant attack. | Thousands of local people took to the streets on Sunday to protest against what happened. The Afghan authorities have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the militant attack. |
| 'You will face problems' | 'You will face problems' |
| A freelance photographer working for the Associated Press and a cameraman working for AP Television News say they arrived at the site about half an hour after the suicide bombing. | |
| Thirty-five people were also injured during the incident | Thirty-five people were also injured during the incident |
| Witnesses at the scene said three civilians in the four-wheel drive vehicle had been killed by US forces fleeing the attack, the journalists said. | Witnesses at the scene said three civilians in the four-wheel drive vehicle had been killed by US forces fleeing the attack, the journalists said. |
| "When I went near the four-wheel drive, I saw the Americans taking pictures of the same car, so I started taking pictures," photographer Rahmat Gul said. | "When I went near the four-wheel drive, I saw the Americans taking pictures of the same car, so I started taking pictures," photographer Rahmat Gul said. |
| "Two soldiers with a translator came and said, 'Why are you taking pictures? You don't have permission.'" | "Two soldiers with a translator came and said, 'Why are you taking pictures? You don't have permission.'" |
| Mr Gul said troops took his camera, deleted his photos and returned it to him. | Mr Gul said troops took his camera, deleted his photos and returned it to him. |
| Khanwali Kamran, a reporter for the Afghan channel Ariana Television, said the American soldiers also deleted his footage, AP reported. | Khanwali Kamran, a reporter for the Afghan channel Ariana Television, said the American soldiers also deleted his footage, AP reported. |
| "They warned me that if it is aired ... then, 'You will face problems,'" Mr Kamran was quoted by the news agency as saying. | "They warned me that if it is aired ... then, 'You will face problems,'" Mr Kamran was quoted by the news agency as saying. |
| Reporters Without Borders condemned the alleged actions of the US forces, saying they dealt with the media poorly. | Reporters Without Borders condemned the alleged actions of the US forces, saying they dealt with the media poorly. |
| "Why did the soldiers do it if they don't have anything to hide?" said Jean-Francois Julliard, a spokesman for the Paris-based group. | "Why did the soldiers do it if they don't have anything to hide?" said Jean-Francois Julliard, a spokesman for the Paris-based group. |
| US military spokesman Lt Col David Accetta said he did not have any confirmed reports that coalition forces "have been involved in confiscating cameras or deleting images". | US military spokesman Lt Col David Accetta said he did not have any confirmed reports that coalition forces "have been involved in confiscating cameras or deleting images". |
| In a separate incident nine civilians were killed in a Nato air strike in the province of Kapisa, its deputy governor, Sayed Daud Hashimi says. | |
| He said the casualties included five women and three children. | |
| Nato officials say they are looking into the incident. |