NATO: 4 civilians killed in Afghanistan: "NATO forces on Saturday fired on a vehicle that wouldn't stop at a checkpoint in Afghanistan's volatile south, killing four civilians and wounding three others, the alliance said.
Civilian casualties has been a sore point between Afghanistan's government and international forces that operate here.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has implored NATO and U.S.-led coalition troops to avoid killing civilians, whose deaths undermine support for his already weak central government.
The latest deaths occurred in Helmand province in the south, the hub of the resurgent Taliban militant movement."
Civilian casualties has been a sore point between Afghanistan's government and international forces that operate here.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has implored NATO and U.S.-led coalition troops to avoid killing civilians, whose deaths undermine support for his already weak central government.
The latest deaths occurred in Helmand province in the south, the hub of the resurgent Taliban militant movement."
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