Nato claims responsibility for 12 Afghan civilian deaths

The Nato force in Afghanistan Sunday said 12 Afghan civilians were killed when a rocket missed its intended target during a major offensive against the Taliban.
"Two rockets from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launched at insurgents firing upon Afghan and ISAF forces impacted approximately 300 metres off their intended target, killing 12 civilians in Nad Ali district, Helmand province today," Nato's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement. "ISAF commander General Stanley McChrystal conveyed his apologies to President Hamid Karzai for this unfortunate incident," it said.