United States acknowledged the death of 13 peaceful Afghans as a result of air.

USA on Saturday, officially acknowledged the death of 13 peaceful Afghans as a result of air caused the American aircraft on 17 February for the province of Herat, said AP. During the bombing, said U.S. soldiers were also killed three militants.

Previously, the command of U.S. forces in Afghanistan claimed that the missile attack had been eliminated 15 militants. However, the Afghan authorities have said that among those killed, six women and two children.

In order to investigate the circumstances of the incident in the area affected by bombing, went to U.S. Brigadier General Michael E. Ryan (Michael Ryan). High-ranking military officers met with local elders, and then said that among the victims of air were really civilians. But he said that the bombing at the site was discovered weapons and ammunition.

According to the UN, in Afghanistan at the hands of the U.S. military, NATO and Afghan army in 2008 killed 829 civilians, of whom 552 people had been victims of "targeted" air strikes.