Karzai Says NATO Rocket Attack Killed 52 Afghan Civilians

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said NATO forces were responsible for the deaths of 52 civilians in an attack on a village in the southern province of Helmand.

Afghan women and children were among those killed on July 23 when North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led troops launched a rocket attack on a house in the village of Rigi in the Sangin district of Helmand, Karzai said in a statement issued by his office in Kabul today. He cited reports by the National Directorate of Security for the incident.