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| Civilians 'killed in Nato raid' | |
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| Three civilians were killed and seven injured when Nato planes attacked insurgents outside Kabul on Sunday, a senior Afghan police officer says. | Three civilians were killed and seven injured when Nato planes attacked insurgents outside Kabul on Sunday, a senior Afghan police officer says. |
| The deputy chief of police of Wardak province said Nato called in air support after militants had ambushed a convoy of international peacekeepers. | |
| He said the air attack left five insurgents dead and three civilians, including a husband and wife. | He said the air attack left five insurgents dead and three civilians, including a husband and wife. |
| Nato said it had no information about the incident. | Nato said it had no information about the incident. |
| 'Vehicles destroyed' | |
| The deputy police chief of Wardak province, which borders Kabul, said a roadside bomb struck a convoy belonging to the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) on Sunday morning. | |
| President Karzai says foreign troops must take more care | |
| Asif Bandwal described how a battle then began in Jalrez district as the Taleban fired rocket-propelled grenades at the vehicles. | |
| He said Nato air power was brought in and three local people were killed and seven injured. | |
| Five insurgents were also killed when the bombs were dropped, he said. | |
| The Taleban say they destroyed four vehicles. | |
| The BBC's Alastair Leithead in Kabul says an Isaf spokesman was unable to provide any information about the incident but said he did not think there had been any loss of life from Nato forces. | |
| The issue of civilian casualties has had serious repercussions over the past 18 months with President Karzai criticising international troops for not taking more care when fighting insurgents. | |
| This year has been the most violent since the fall of the Taleban in 2001. | |
| The United Nations says the number of insurgent attacks has increased by almost 30% on last year. |