ISAF Completes Assessment of Civilian Casualty Incident in Southwest
ISAF Completes Assessment of Civilian Casualty Incident in Southwest
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-02-S-053 For Immediate Release                        KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 8) – A joint International Security Assistance Force and Afghan National Army team has completed its assessment of an incident in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, concluding ISAF accidentally killed two civilians and injured one during a firefight with insurgents.  During an ambush, a vehicle approached the ISAF convoy at a high rate of speed. After determining the vehicle was a potential threat and wouldn’t stop, coalition forces reacted by using appropriate escalation of force procedures to protect the members of the convoy.