US strike mistakenly kills 7 Afghans

Updated December 11, 2008 21:43:53

In yet another setback to the US-led campaign in Afghanistan, coalition forces have killed six Afghan policemen and one civilian, in a case of mistaken identity. Thirteen others were wounded in the incident in Zabul province, southwest of the capital Kabul, after a Taliban commander bombed a nearby police station. The Taliban over the past week has done some serious damage to Nato's supply lines in Afghanistan, including attacks on supply vehicles by the militants in neighbouring Pakistan.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker: Mahmoud Saikal, former Afghan deputy foreign minister, now consultant with the United Nations Development Program, Kabul