In Afghanistan, hundreds of people poured on the streets of the capital, Kabul, today to protest at the death of nine children killed in a NATO air raid on a remote rebel stronghold. The protest follows similar demonstrations in the north-east province of Kunar following the deaths on Tuesday of the nine children who were killed while collecting firewood. NATO's International Security Assistance Force said the children were mistaken for rebels responsible for the attack on the base. President Hamid Karzai angrily condemned the killings and US President Barack Obama and General David Petraeus, the commander of the US-led troops in Afghanistan, apologised for the incident.