NATO admits killing Afghan children but claimed that they were armed

By the way, typically, the New York Times on-line sneakily changed the headline of this story. In my paper edition, it says that NATO admits killing them but said that they were armed. Here, we hear a new justification:  "“We accept that eight young Afghans died that day,” said Air Commodore Mike Wigston, who led the investigation team and is director of air operations for the NATO joint command here.  “The decision to bomb this group was made because they were seen as adult-sized and moving in a tactical fashion, and the commander was worried they were in a good position to attack” nearby NATO forces, Commodore Wigston said."