NewsNATO force admits civilians killed in Pakistan
KABUL: The NATO-led force in Afghanistan admitted Sunday that civilians in Pakistan had been killed in strikes at the weekend against insurgents.
A Pakistan military official said at least nine civilians were killed in a tribal area when a rocket fired by foreign forces hit their home on Saturday. Residents said the dead were a child, a woman and seven men from one family.
NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said the follow-up investigations found civilian casualties were among the dead, it said.
"We have reports that one of our weapons hit a building which may have had a number of civilians in it and that building may have been a home or way-station or some hotel facility," ISAF spokesman said.
"We regret the loss of innocent life and our prayers are with the families of those who died."
The strikes had been carried out in coordination with the Pakistani military, which was also involved in the investigation to find out how civilians were killed, he said. The force had crossed the border mistakenly, he said.
Courtesy Geo