UPDATE 1-Afghans killed during search for missing US troops
* NATO confirms deaths, checking whether air strike to blame
* Search continues for two missing Americans
* Taliban say holding bodies
(Adds NATO confirmation of Afghan deaths)
KABUL, Nov 7 (Reuters) - NATO forces mistakenly killed seven Afghan soldiers and police in an air strike during a battle while searching for two missing American soldiers in Afghanistan, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
The NATO-led force confirmed the deaths and said it was investigating whether its air strikes were responsible. It said an eighth Afghan, a civilian working with the military, was also killed, and 18 Afghans and five American soldiers were wounded.
The battle took place on Friday during a manhunt for the two soldiers who went missing on Wednesday.
"Yesterday, in a NATO air strike, seven Afghan (soldiers and police) were martyred in Badghis province," Afghan Defence Ministry spokesman General Zaher Azimy said. Continued...
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