Governor Rozi Khan and two bodyguards were killed.
The Australian Defence [War] Force says the Federal Government will consider making a payment to the family of an Afghan governor, who is believed to have been accidentally killed by Australian forces.
The Governor of the Chora District, Rozi Khan, was shot dead last month during an incident where Australian forces were returning enemy [resistance] fire.
ADF Vice Chief Lieutenant General David Hurley says an act of grace payment to Mr Khan's family is one of the measures being considered by the Government.
"An investigation is being conducted into that and we'll await the outcome of that inquiry," he said.
"We have taken advice from the local leadership in the area in terms of what steps in reconciliation and how do we address the issue of that incident."
Quote: What about his bodyguards family? Are payments only for nobility? Peasants don't count?
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