ISAF admits causing the deaths after an earlier denial that civilians were killed . An Afghan official says the victims were women gathering wood at the early hours of Sunday morning . `` A number of Afghan civilians were unintentionally killed or injured during this mission , '' the coalition said in a statement accepting `` full responsibility for this tragedy . '' NATO has been working for the day to tackle civilian casualties .
ISAF admits causing the deaths after an earlier denial that civilians were killed . An Afghan official says the victims were women gathering wood at the early hours of Sunday morning . NATO has been working for the day to tackle civilian casualties .