Civilians injured 'by US forces' [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

Last Updated: Tuesday, 18 April 2006, 09:42 GMT 10:42 UK

Civilians injured 'by US forces'
By Alastair Leithead
BBC News, Kabul

Six people, including a mother and her newborn baby, have been injured in two incidents in eastern Afghanistan, reportedly by American forces.
Both the incidents took place in Khost province. A six-year-old boy was also injured in one of the incidents.

The reports come as President Hamid Karzai has ordered a probe into the killing of seven civilians by coalition forces over the weekend.

The US military has also launched an investigation into the deaths.

'Shot at'

The mother was travelling home from a clinic with her newborn baby after midnight in the Yaqubi district of Khost in the east of Afghanistan when they were fired upon by US forces, a family member told the BBC.
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