Afghanistan Nato Raid 'Kills 11 Children'

A Nato air strike has killed 11 children and a woman in eastern Afghanistan, according to local officials.

The strike targeted militants in the Shigal district of restive Kunar province, which is on the border with Pakistan.

"Eleven children and a woman were killed when an air strike hit their houses," said Wasifullah Wasifi, the spokesman for Kunar province.

They were killed when their houses collapsed on them, officials said.

Restive Kunar province is on the border with Pakistan

Six insurgents - two of them senior Taliban leaders - were also killed during the operation on Saturday.

Civilian casualties caused by Nato forces have been one of the most contentious issues in the campaign against Taliban insurgents, provoking harsh criticism from President Hamid Karzai and angry public protests.

Mr Karzai has banned his troops from requesting air strikes.

Shigal district governor Abdul Zahir said people had brought the children's bodies to the centre of the town.

President Hamid Karzai has condemned civilian casualties

A spokesman for the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Captain Luca Carniel, said they were aware of reports of civilian casualties and were assessing the incident.

He said ISAF had provided "air support" during the operation. The air strike had been called in by Nato forces, and not their Afghan allies, he continued.

Taliban militants have killed six Americans - including a young female diplomat - in the deadliest day in Afghanistan for the US in eight months.

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