The residents held a protest outside the Pashtun-infested Logar governor’s office, carrying the bodies of the four children, and said the origin of the attack should be made clear.
An army commander, Brig. Gen. Abdul Matin Hassankhil, told a local news hound that a mortar might have been fired by the foreign forces.
"Today this happened, and another incident will happen tomorrow. This should be prevented," said Mohammad Hashim, a Pashtun-infested Logar resident.
"The mortar attack came from the (foreign forces) camp," a Pashtun-infested Logar resident said. "There is no Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...in that area. The government has checkpoints there."
The US forces in Afghanistan issued the following statement: "We are aware of the civilian casualty claims in Baraki Barak, Pashtun-infested Logar Province. We are working with local partners to gain a full understanding of the situation and will provide more details when they are available."