Resolute Support

The US has added to the confusion about a major civilian casualty allegation in Afghanistan, complicating its initial statement that there were no innocents killed in the 4 November airstrike in Kunduz province.
Residents’ claims in the media that the attack on Chardara district had killed civilians were denied in the days following the incident.

According to officials, Afghan and U.S. military personnel are investigating reports that about 13 civilians were killed during an operation in Kunduz.
The U.S. military said it had launched a probe into what is believed to be a joint U.S.-Afghan operation on Nov. 3.
Afghan Defense Ministry said security officers were assigned to investigate the incident and the ministry’s spokesman, Dawlat Waziri, added that a death toll of civilians remains unconfirmed.