KABUL, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The joint Afghan and U.S. team who are investigating civilian causalities in eastern Afghan province of Farah, would also look into the using of chemical weapons, a spokesperson of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said Monday.
"On the specific issue of chemical weapons, we are aware of that reports and certainly it would be something that referring to. Joint investigation team will look into the possible report taking place in the province," Haleem Siddique told a questioner in a weekly press briefing.
Siddique noted that the safety and welfare of Afghan civilians must come first during the planning and implementation of any military operation.
According to Afghan officials, over 147 civilians have been killed in an airstrike by international troops in eastern Farah province of Afghanistan while U.S. military said that the number is exaggerated.
Doctors in W. Afghanistan have said that civilians who were wounded in a U.S. airstrike last Monday had "unusual" burn which might be caused by some chemical substance like phosphorus.
An Afghan human right group also said Monday that its organization would investigate on possible using of white phosphorus munitions which human right group considers as a war crime if being used over populated areas.
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