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Afghan president condemns civilian killings

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday condemned a U.S-led coalition air strike his government says killed 76 civilians, most of them women and children.

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Blast kills 10 civilians in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed 10 civilians in the southern province of Kandahar on Saturday, the provincial police chief said.

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FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq, Aug 23

(Reuters) – Following are security developments in Iraq at 1200 GMT on Saturday. NEAR BAIJI – Gunmen killed four members of a U.S.-backed neighborhood patrol in a drive-by shooting at their checkpoint just south of Baiji, 180 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

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