German chancellor calls for airstrike investigation
Published:Monday | September 7, 2009 | 1:51 PM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for an urgent investigation into an airstrike in northern Afghanistan.
Its reported that civilians were among the victims of Friday\'s German-ordered raid, in which Afghan officials say up to 70 people were killed.
Ms Merkel says a major summit on Afghanistan should be held this year.
The BBC says Friday\'s airstrike was called in by a German commander after Taliban rebels hijacked two fuel tankers.
The raid has reportedly caused uproar in Germany, which is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on September 27.