title: comeys october surprise blows up in his face as democrats drop the hammer on fbi boss
text: us admits afghan strike likely caused civilian deaths sat nov   pm military in this photograph taken on september   an afghan pilot stands next to a line of usmade md helicopters in kabul photo by afp 
  the commander of us forces in afghanistan has promised an investigation into the recent death of more than  afghan civilians including women and children in an airstrike 
  general john nicholson said saturday that the airstrike on the village of buz kandahari just outside the northern city of kunduz on thursday would be probed 
  three taliban leaders were supposed to be targeted in the raid but the forces met significant enemy fire from multiple locations and called for help from a us aircraft which left  civilians including  children dead 
  an initial investigation has determined that efforts near kunduz on november  to defend afghan national defense and security forces likely resulted in civilian casualties nicholson said in a statement we will work with our afghan partners to investigate and determine the facts and we will work with the government of afghanistan to provide assistance 
  the targets were highranking elements of the takfiri group that were supposed to be hit in their houses according to afghan defense ministry spokesman dawlat waziri 
  they werent ordinary people who had gathered they were leading fighting in kunduz they were the commanders of their military commission waziri said 
  taliban militants were removed from power following the  usled invasion of afghanistan but they have stepped up their activities in recent months attempting to overrun several provinces 
  afghan forces have been engaged in fierce clashes with taliban to contain the ongoing insurgency across various parts of the violencewrecked country 
  the rising violence in afghanistan comes despite the presence of thousands of foreign troops in the country loading