WASHINGTON - Amid growing European discontent over the war in Afghanistan, the head of United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces apologized on Monday for an air strike that killed at least 27 civilians in the central part of the country on Sunday.
"We are extremely saddened by the tragic loss of innocent lives," General Stanley McChrystal, commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), said in a statement. "I have made it clear to our forces that we are here to protect the Afghan people, and inadvertently killing or injuring civilians undermines their trust and confidence in our mission."
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