Hundreds of people have protested following a US airstrike in Afghanistan that reportedly left 76 civilians dead.
US-led coalition forces carried out the air strike in the Shindand district of western Herat province yesterday.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the strike and confirmed the civilian death toll.
The US military claims only armed Taliban militants were killed in the attack.
In a statement, the US said a known Taliban commander was targeted and killed in the attack, with two civilians wounded.
However this has been strongly contradicted by the Afghan Interior Ministry, which says 76 people, all civilians, were killed.
It says 19 women and seven men were among the dead, with all of the other victims children under the age of 15.
Separate investigations into the incident have been launched by the Afghan government and the US military.
Civilian casualties are an emotive issue for Afghans, many of whom feel foreign forces take too little care when launching air strikes in their country.
Support for the presence of international troops has long been waning and anti-US demonstrations broke out again today.
The issue has also led to a rift between the Afghan government and its Western backers, with Mr Karzai saying recently that foreign air strikes have achieved nothing but the deaths of civilians.
