Two civilians, one a child, were found dead and five others wounded after a clash between insurgents and NATO forces in southern Afghanistan today.
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said troops were attacked by the rebels late Friday.
They found the civilians when they returned to the scene of the violence in Uruzgan province yesterday.
Three of the wounded were also children, it said in a statement, adding it was not clear how they sustained their injuries.
ISAF sincerely regrets the loss of those civilians and is saddened that casualties were caused as a result of a deliberate attack against ISAF forces that was instigated by the insurgents,' the statement said.
ISAF said it sustained no casualties during the engagement, but a number of insurgents were killed.
Tribal chiefs and Afghan leaders including the president have urged international troops to be more vigilant in ensuring the safety of civilians.
