KABUL, Afghanistan, Shawwal 29, 1433, Sep 16, 2012, SPA - Afghan officials say a NATO airstrike killed eight women and girls who were out gathering firewood before dawn Sunday in a remote region on the east of the country. Villagers from Laghman province's Alingar district brought the bodies to the governor's office in the provincial capital, said Sarhadi Zewak, a spokesman for the provincial government was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. Seven injured females were brought to area hospitals for treatment, some of them as young as 10 years old, said provincial health director Latif Qayumi. For his part, NATO forces spokesman Jamie Graybeal stressed that they took the charge of civilian deaths seriously and were investigating the allegations. --SPA 14:15 LOCAL TIME 11:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1030272