Reply #2: "The US military has also launched an investigation into the deaths." [View All]

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Isn't this kind of like Henry A. Kissinger asking to be investigated on the murder of certain people in South America?

Wakil Ahmed, a family member, told the BBC: "We were on our way back home from the clinic. The American patrol was driving and as they stopped, we stopped. They started driving, we did the same.

"As we got close to our house they stopped, and we started driving towards our house. They opened fire on us. Minutes later a translator came to us and asked who we were."

Then in Khost city a few hours later, another car was shot at by a US patrol - a young man and a six-year-old boy were wounded.

The provincial police chief said he was investigating both reports.

On Monday President Karzai's spokesman said he was "very unhappy" about the deaths of seven civilians over the weekend and warned all those involved in military operations to take more care not to injure civilians.

The civilians were reportedly killed in "friendly fire" incidents during fighting against militants.