US Investigating Reports Of Civilians Killed In Kabul Air Strike

The statement came after CNN reported that nine members of a family, including six children, were killed in Sunday's air strike in Kabul.

The United States is investigating whether civilians may have been killed in an air strike it launched to destroy a car laden with explosives in the Afghan capital Kabul, a spokesman for US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday. The statement came after CNN reported that nine members of a family, including six children, were killed in Sunday's air strike in the crowded capital, where thousands of Afghans are still trying to flee the Taliban. AFP has not been able to confirm the report. Local media also reported that civilians were killed in the strike. "We are aware of reports of civilian casualties following our strike on a vehicle in Kabul today," Captain Bill Urban, a CENTCOM spokesman, said in a statement.