US warplanes bombed a militant compound in eastern Afghanistan, the US military said. "We had an air strike target an enemy compound on Kunar, which in our assessment we had to hit immediately," spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jerry O'Hara said. "The bombardment was done using precision guided munitions." It was still unclear whether there were any casualties in the attack, which was carried out on Friday, Lt Col O'Hara said. Kunar governor Asadullah Wafa said there had been an air strike on Chichal village in Kunar but he could not confirm Taliban claims of civilian casualties. Taliban spokesman Abdul Latif Hakimi said the air strike killed 25 civilians, including children. The strike came amid a search for a small US reconnaissance team that disappeared during a rescue attempt by a US helicopter that was subsequently shot down.