The operation was authorized by NATO and resulted in the death of ten Afghan civilians, most of whom were students, and some of whom were children.

[10][11] President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the military operation and tasked a delegation led by Assadullah Wafa to investigate the killings.

"[11] While a joint Afghan-NATO investigation is ongoing Hamid Karzai offered 100,000 afghanis to the victim's families.

Amid calls for prosecution of the attackers by the Afghan Security Council Karzai conceded that he didn't know who the shooters were.

[3] NATO did, though, concede it authorized the operation and apologized for doing so, admitting the dead were likely civilians "gunned down by mistake".

"[12] Farooq Abul Ajan who lost two children, four nephews and two brothers in the operation complained to President Hamid Karzai that no one has taken responsibility.

The president’s spokesman, Waheed Omar, assured the relatives that the palace were “actively seeking” to bring the perpetrators to justice.