Red Cross: Dozens die in US airstrikes

KABUL: The international Red Cross confirmed "dozens of bodies" yesterday in graves and rubble where Afghan officials alleged US bombs killed civilians, and the Afghan president said his first meeting with President Barack Obama would focus on the issue.

The international Red Cross reported that its officials saw women and children among dozens of dead bodies in two villages targeted by airstrikes, while the US military sent a brigadier general to the region to investigate.

A former government official said up to 120 people died in the bombing on Monday evening.