北约说，星期一北约军队在阿富汗南部向一辆公共汽车开火，打死至少四人，打伤18人。
北约说，在一辆汽车的司机拒绝服从在坎大哈省扎里区停车的警告后，北约巡逻队向这辆大型汽车开火。北约说,北约军队在检查的时候才发现这辆汽车是公共汽车。
被打死的人当中有一名妇女。北约军人把一些受伤的人送到一家军医院。
北约在一份声明中说，他们对这次惨痛的死亡事件深表遗憾。北约和阿富汗组成的联合小组已抵达扎里对这些事件进行调查。
数十名阿富汗人走上坎大哈街头，抗议枪杀事件。示威者高喊“美国，去死吧”，并呼吁阿富汗总统卡尔扎伊下台。他们还阻塞了坎大哈的主要出城道路。卡尔扎伊总统在一项声明中谴责这次枪击事件。他说，射击一辆平民公共汽车违反了北约保护平民的承诺。
NATO says its troops opened fire on a bus in southern Afghanistan Monday, killing at least four people and wounding 18 others.
NATO says its patrol fired on a large vehicle after the driver refused warnings to stop in the Zhari district of Kandahar province. Upon inspection, NATO says its forces discovered the vehicle was a passenger bus.
A woman was among those killed. NATO soldiers took some of the wounded to a military hospital.
In a statement, the alliance says it deeply regrets the tragic loss of life. A combined NATO and Afghan team arrived in Zhari to investigate the events.
Dozens of Afghans took to the streets in Kandahar city to protest the killings. Demonstrators chanted “Death to America” and called for the downfall of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. They also blocked the main road out of the city.
President Karzai condemned the killing in a statement, saying shooting a civilian bus violates NATO’s commitment to safeguard civilian life.