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UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council voted unanimously Monday to extend the NATO- led force in Afghanistan but was critical of the growing number of civilian casualties, and urged its troops and U.S.-led forces to make major efforts to minimize civilian deaths.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has long complained that civilian deaths caused by U.S. or NATO military action undermine his government and the international mission.
The issue was propelled to the forefront of U.S.-Afghan relations when an Afghan commission found that a U.S.-led operation Aug. 22 in the western village of Azizabad killed 90 civilians, including 60 children.
