KABUL – An Afghan cleaner was killed inside the headquarters of Nato-led forces in Kabul, his family and western officials said yesterday, and investigators were checking whether he was shot by a foreign soldier.
The 21-year-old man’s brother said he believed he had been shot on Sunday, possibly accidentally, by a member of the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force. The force confirmed the shooting but said it could say who had opened fire or why.
Civilian casualties caused by foreign troops have long been a point of contention between President Hamid Karzai and his western backers. The incident is likely to stoke tensions. – (Reuters)