Afghan governor said that NATO occupation forces have killed 63 people in the past week, mostly civilians, and the International forces announced it would investigate these incidents.

Shortly after an Afghan governor said that NATO occupation forces have killed 63 people in the past week, mostly civilians, International forces announced it would investigate these incidents.

Governor of Kunar province, Fazlullah Wahidi told AFP news agency that around 50 civilians were killed in mostly in air raids by the US-led NATO occupation force against militants.

"In total 63 people have died," the governor said, adding that at least 20 of those killed were civilian women, 27 were males aged between seven and 20 and three were elderly men.
He said there were 13 militants among the dead.

NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed an ongoing operation in the troubled region, but said as many as 36 gunmen had been killed. It said it was sending investigators to probe the allegations of civilian deaths.

"We are conducting an immediate assessment of these allegations and will report our findings," said US Army Colonel Patrick Hynes in a statement.
"ISAF reporting and weapons system video shows 36 insurgents, who were carrying weapons, were killed. This operation took place in a very remote valley in Kunar province, over very rugged terrain in the late night/early morning hours," the statement added.

Civilian casualties caused by foreign forces are extremely sensitive in Afghanistan where about 140,000 US-led foreign forces are based.