Nine Children Among 10 Dead in U.S. Afghan Raid
KABUL (Reuters) - Aircraft from the U.S.-led military force killed nine children in an attack in the south of Afghanistan to kill a "known terrorist" responsible for the deaths of two road contractors, the military said on Sunday.
The U.S. military's Afghan headquarters said in the statement the incident happened on Saturday morning south of the town of Ghazni and the intended target was killed in the attack. It said the U.S.-led force regretted the loss of innocent life and the incident was under investigation.