Nearly 60 civilians have been killed in raids by US-led coalition troops in the past week

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/May/subcontinent_May105.xml§ion=subcontinent

NATO seeks ways to cut Afghan civilian toll
(Reuters)

3 May 2007

KABUL - NATO forces in Afghanistan vowed on Thursday to improve coordination with Afghan authorities to avoid civilian casualties, after a warning from President Hamid Karzai that his people were losing patience over continuing bloodshed.

The push to ease the toll on civilians came as a roadside bomb blasted an Afghan army bus in Kabul, killing the driver and wounding 29, hours after gunmen shot dead an ex-premier.

Nearly 60 civilians have been killed in raids by US-led coalition troops in the past week, Afghan officials say, sparking four days of anti-American, anti-Karzai protests.

“There’s absolutely room for additional coordination,” Lieutenant Colonel Maria Carl, a spokeswoman for NATO’s ISAF security force, told reporters asking about civilian deaths and Afghan concerns they were not involved in planning Western military operations.