Confusion over US Afghan air strikes

There have been more conflicting reports about the US air strike that's said to have killed more than 40 civilians earlier this week in central Afghan province of Uruzgan.

The local governor , Jan Mohammed, has said the bombing raids were called after US planes received misleading information.

He also demanded that the agents responsible should be handed over to the Afghan authorities.

But the Americans say their planes had been targeted by anti-aircraft fire and that suspected members of Taleban and al-Qaeda had been detained during the operation.

A joint US-Afghan team has been visiting the villages that were targeted, but officials say they haven't been able to verify the number of victims. The team is expected to present its report on Saturday.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service