Kabul, September 10 (RHC)-- A number of civilians, including women and children, have been killed in yet another airstrike by U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan. The attack, which took place in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kunar, left at least 14 people dead, most of them women and children.

Local officials told reporters that the overnight air raid in the Badil District of the province also left 13 people wounded. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned the latest civilian casualties by U.S. forces in Kunar Province.

Meanwhile, Afghan officials have launched an investigation into the deadly incident. The U.S. military headquarters in Kabul has not yet commented on the matter.

The families of the victims have reportedly taken the bodies of their loved ones to the provincial capital, Asadabad. The families are demanding justice over the case saying mere condemnation of the deadly airstrikes by Afghan officials is no guarantee to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents in the future.

According to the United Nations office in Kabul, over 2,000 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan over the past six months.