Afghan authorities say they will investigate whether four men killed in a NATO operation late Tuesday in southern Afghanistan were civilians or Taliban fighters.
The four men were killed in Helmand province, where NATO and Taliban insurgents are engaged in heavy fighting.
NATO said the four were killed because they posed a threat to their soldiers, while village authorities said the victims were civilians. The Associated Press reported the men were members of the same family.
Also in Helmand, a joint Afghan-NATO patrol targeted a compound of a Taliban explosives expert Wednesday, killing several armed men and detaining one. During a search of the premises the patrol discovered rifles, grenades and ammunition.
In neighboring Kandahar province, a joint Afghan-coalition force discovered several caches of weapons in the Panjwai district. They included various shell casings, ball bearings, AK-47 machine guns with full magazines, detonation cords, wire and electronics.
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