Ten Afghan civilians 'killed by NATO' September 8, 2013 - 9:54PM Taking over: An Afghan National Army soldier stands guard. At least 10 civilians have been killed in a NATO airstrike on a ute carrying women and children in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan provincial officials say. ISAF said 10 enemy forces had been killed in a precision strike in the Wattapur district of Kunar province on Saturday, but they had received no reports of any civilian casualties. Kunar Police Chief Abdul Habib Sayedkhil said the airstrike hit a ute carrying the women and children as well as four armed insurgents. "At least four women, four children and two civilian drivers were killed in a NATO airstrike in Wattapur district of Kunar province," he said. Kunar Provincial Governor Shujaul Mulk Jalala said 12 civilians - four women, four children and four men - were killed, along with four insurgents. Civilian casualties in NATO operations have long been a source of tension between the Afghan government and US-led NATO troops, who are winding down operations as they prepare to withdraw by the end of next year. President Hamid Karzai has banned his forces requesting NATO strikes during operations in residential areas. ISAF said it was aware of the allegations and was looking into the incident. "We can confirm Coalition Forces conducted a precision strike yesterday . . . resulting in 10 enemy forces killed," it said in a statement. At this time, we have no reports of any civilian casualties in regards to this incident.