Date of Release: 15 October 2006

Arg, Kabul – H.E. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, ordered an investigation into the incident of Badakhshan province in which one person was killed and another wounded as a result of NATO fire incident.

The President spoke to the governor of Badakhshan province about the incident on the phone in detail. The President instructed the relevant authorities to conduct an investigation into the incident and report back to him as soon as possible.

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Office of the Spokesman to the President

Tel.:  00 93 799 33 77 55

        00 93 799 90 94 29

Released by the Office of the Spokesman to the President