Eight Afghan Children Dead After U.S. Bombing

Eight school children in eastern Afghanistan died after the U.S. bombing run, according to Afghanistan’s president last week.

 KABUL, Afghanistan — Eight school children in eastern Afghanistan died after the U.S. bombing run, according to Afghanistan’s president last week.

The bombing occurred in the Kunar province that borders Pakistan.

“President [Hamid] Karzai strongly condemns the operation which caused civilian deaths and has appointed a delegation to investigate the incident,” his statement to the press said.

Included in the death toll are also two other civilians, the statement said, adding that more causualties might surface during an investiation.

NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) initially reported having no operations in the Kunar province.

However, an anonymous official told AFP that U.S. special forces that are operating there have been exterminating Taliban.

U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates promised earlier this month that Afghanstani civilian deaths would be kept to a minimum.

This promise came after troops killed six civilians during an ISAF operation in Laghman province.