Русская версияThe incident -- which occurred south-east of the provincial capital
city, also called Kunduz -- took place Thursday evening in a region
where German troops lead operations for the NATO-led International
Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Defense Ministry spokesman Thomas
Raabe said in Berlin.
Two civilian vehicles approaching the checkpoint failed to heed
clear signals from the troops manning the checkpoint and the
security forces then opened fire, Raabe said.
Abdul Rahman Aqtash,
security chief of the provincial police department, said the
incident took place in Kharooti village, just outside Kunduz city.
Signals went unheeded
"When the vehicle did not stop after several signals, the German
forces opened fire at the car," Aqtash said, adding, "When the
forces later checked the vehicle, they found two children and a
woman dead and four other children wounded in the vehicle."
German, Afghan National Army and Afghan police forces installed the
checkpoint in the area after receiving information that a vehicle
would smuggle drugs into neighboring Takhar province, he said.
"First, a vehicle approached the checkpoint but escaped when the
forces tried to stop it," Aqtash said. "The forces opened fire at
the second vehicle, which was driving behind the first one and did
not heed repeated signals by the forces."
Injury and death toll rises
On Wednesday, a German soldier was killed in a roadside bombing in
the Chardara district of Kunduz province. Three others were injured
when a remote-controlled bomb blew up their armored vehicle.
More than 3,500 German soldiers are serving in the ISAF and are
mostly stationed in northern provinces. The ISAF has about 53,000
soldiers from about 40 countries in Afghanistan.
(Deutsche Welle)
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