U.S. forces killed 8 civilians in Afghanistan, mostly children, in new incident, Karzai says --- KABUL — Relations between the U.S. military and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are being tested once again after Karzai accused American troops of killing eight civilians, including seven children, during a military operation in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday. -- According to Karzai and the governor of Parwan province, the incident occurred about 1 a.m. Wednesday when U.S. Special Forces attempted to enter a home. A gun battle ensued, resulting in a coalition airstrike that killed the children as well as a female relative in the home, they said. -- In a statement, the U.S.-led coalition confirmed that an incident had taken place during a joint operation by Afghan and coalition forces in an area known for Taliban activity, some linked to the Haqqani network. Officials said the troops were fired upon “from two compounds” as they hunted militants wanted for recent attacks on Bagram air base, located north of Kabul. -- The coalition “regrets that civilians were killed” during the operation, the statement said. - More, Washingtonpost, at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/us-forces-killed-8-civilians-most-of-them-children-in-new-incident-karzai-says/2014/01/15/939e3244-7e17-11e3-97d3-b9925ce2c57b_story.html?tid=hpModule_04941f10-8a79-11e2-98d9-3012c1cd8d1e&hpid=z14