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Head of Administration of Chura City of Afghanistan Killed by NATO Forces by Mistake

Politics Materials 19 September 2008 17:29 (UTC +04:00)

Afghanistan, Kabul, 19 September/ Trend , corr A. Hakimi/ Head of Administration of Chura city of Arziqan province of Afghanistan has been killed together with his bodyguards by NATO forces. The report was confirmed by headquarters of NATO forces. Head of Administration and his bodyguards were killed by mistake taking them on as rebels, a source in headquarters said.

On 19 September, Defense Secretary of US Robert Gates apologized to the Afghani officials for the killing of civilians and local military men by NATO forces. Earlier, Afghani MPs went on one-day strike as a protest against civilians deaths.

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