Afghan villagers protest NATO killing of civilians

NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has announced to investigate the reported killing of four civilians in Kanahar, said a news release provided by the alliance on Wednesday.

"We are aware of news reports of civilian casualties in the area, and are investigating those allegations. The insurgents were engaged in a field away from dwellings or other population areas." it said.

Early this morning some 100 people from Kohat village in Arghandab district took four bodies to Kandahar city of southern Afghanistan, as a sign of protest alleging that international troops carried out air raids on the village at 01:00 a.m., which left four civilians including three children dead.

Meanwhile, the alliance in its news letter noted that, " a helicopter intercepted four insurgents on motorcycles in a field last night near Arghandab district. The helicopter engaged militants with guns and rockets, however the explosions heard by locals were caused when jugs the insurgents were carrying exploded." More