NEW : Karzai condemns the incident . The Taliban have been fighting for years to overthrow President Hamid Karzai, who is backed by most of Afghanistan's ethnic groups. He noted the incident occurred less than 10 days after another incident `` that left many civilians dead in the same province . '' 9 civilians were killed , including some children . Gen. David Petraeus apologizes .
NEW : Karzai condemns the incident . The Taliban have been fighting for years to overthrow President Hamid Karzai, who is backed by most of Afghanistan's ethnic groups. 9 civilians were killed , including some children . Gen. David Petraeus apologizes .