Merkel urges caution on airstrike
The German government will not accept "premature judgments" on a controversial airstrike in Afghanistan which may have killed civilians, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
Chancellor Merkel told the German parliament that every death of, or injury to, an innocent person in Afghanistan is "one too many".
She added that her country's mission in Afghanistan remains necessary.
Germany has faced criticism for calling in Friday's strike by a US jet on two hijacked tanker trucks in Kunduz province and for initially insisting that it appeared only militants were among the dozens who died.
The Nato-led force has acknowledged Afghan civilians were killed and a team has been appointed to investigate.
A statement from the force said commanders originally believed the tankers were surrounded only by Taliban insurgents but a review showed civilians were killed and injured in the strike" called in by German commanders and carried out by US fighter jets.
The top US and Nato commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal has appointed a Canadian major general to lead the investigation.
A US Air Force officer and a German officer are also on the investigating team, the Nato-led force said.