NATO forces kill a 12-year-old girl in Afghanistan

The speaker for the Italian army in Herat, western Afghanistan, confirmed that a twelve-year-old girl was killed, but said that the attack occurred at a time when NATO forces ordered a bus to stop in Herat while the bus driver refused.

Abd al-Rauf Ahmadi, the speaker for the Afghan police force said that this girl and her family were traveling to Herat to take part in a wedding when the NATO forces attacked them.

Ahamdi, in an interview with the French press, stated that foreign soldiers attacked this civilian bus and killed the girl along with another man and woman.

Ahmad Vali, the uncle of this girl and the driver of the bus said that she was shot in the face. Vali, in an interview, added that it was raining and he was unable to see. He also stated that he was attacked suddenly without warning.

But, the Italian army stated that they gave the bus numerous warnings which were given no heed.

The majority of foreign forces stationed in Herat are Italian. There are about 2,350 Italian soldiers stationed in Italy.