A family in a Kandahar City neighbourhood says they were wrongly targeted in an overnight raid by coalition and Afghan forces that left a 20-year-old man dead.
The troops reportedly used a grenade to blast open the door and stormed into the home just after midnight.
Zadan, who had worked as a tailor, was killed as he came down from the roof where the family was sleeping -- as many do during the hot summer weather.
"Who gave them the right to come into our houses," Zadan's grandmother told CTV News. "And what did they find, these infidels? Nothing."
Three other men were reportedly taken away by the troops.
Zadan's sister said "the Americans" shot her uncle and took her father.
His brother said the troops took everything, including phones, jewelry and money, before releasing their dogs.
"If they kill one of ours... ten will stand up against them," he said.
Coalition forces have confirmed the raid, saying the house was a "Taliban target," CTV's Paul Workman reported from Afghanistan.
"Why are they killing decent people," said city councillor Bismillah Afghan Mal. "They are not terrorists. They're just humble Afghans. I'm very sad."
No Canadians were involved in the incident, said Workman.
NATO and Afghan forces are battling the Taliban for control of several districts in southern Afghanistan.
Late Monday, Taliban fighters took hold of the Miya Nishin district in Kandahar province, said Esmatullah Alizai of the provincial police. Authorities also said Tuesday that coalition forces were planning to take back the remote area.
Meanwhile, in neighbouring Uruzgan province's Chora district, NATO and Afghan troops continue to battle Taliban fighters who attacked police posts over the weekend.
Based on a report from CTV's Paul Workman and with files from The Associated Press
