Germany makes payment to families of killed Afghan civilians

Jordan News.Net
Saturday 6th September, 2008

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Germany's Der Spiegel magazine has claimed the German Defence Ministry paid a total of $20,000 to the families of three Afghan civilians killed last month when German forces fired on them.

The incident occurred when German security forces at a checkpoint opened fire on a vehicle carrying a woman and two children.

A soldier who was manning the checkpoint near Kunduz in northern Afghanistan is being investigated over the shooting.

The ministry has confirmed that a payment was made to the victims' families but has not given a sum.

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