Outrage in eastern Afghanistan as a NATO airstrike Saturday night kills at least eight Afghan civilians including women and children.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Pashto) AFGHAN VILLAGER, SHIR ALI SAYING:<br/> <br />"Those killed are all women, the brutal Americans killed all women in their raid; they are not able to distinguish between sticks and guns. "<br/> <br />NATO officials acknowledged the civilian deaths but said a "large number" of insurgents have been killed in the strike.<br/> <br />In a separate incident four American soldiers were killed Sunday is a so-called insider attack bringing the total number of deaths this weekend caused by Afghans turning on their allies to six.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE (ISAF) SPOKESMAN, BRIGADIER GENERAL, GUNTER KATZ, SAYING:<br/> <br />"In the early morning hours of today four ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) service members have been killed by a members of the Afghan police, this incident is still under investigation and as soon as we have more findings we will inform you about that."<br/> <br />At least 51 foreign military personnel have been killed in "insider" attacks this year. The attacks have put a heavy strain on trust between the coalition and Afghanistan as they move towards handing security responsibility to Afghan forces by the end of 2014.
