Karzai's 'last warning' to US on civilian deaths

Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Sunday on the US military to avoid operations that kill Afghan civilians, saying this was his "last warning" to Washington, his office said in a statement.

Reacting to the alleged deaths of 10 children, two women and two men in a US-led air strike on Saturday in the southern province of Helmand, Karzai said such incidents were "murdering Afghanistan's children and women."

"The president called this incident a great mistake and the murdering of Afghanistan's children and women, and on behalf of the Afghan people gives his last warning to the US troops and US officials in this regard," his office said.

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