The families of civilians killed in airstrikes and nighttime operations by Australian forces in Uruzgan are seeking justice and compensation.

They are calling on human rights organizations and international courts to impartially investigate these war crimes and punish the perpetrators.

Sediqullah, a 38-year-old resident of the Kakarak area, located 10 kilometers south of Tarinkot, the capital of Uruzgan, said that in 2009, 18 members of his family, including women and children, were killed in nighttime operations by Australian forces.

Sediqullah said: "I am the only one left in the family. One of my brothers, my father, my uncles, and my aunt were martyred. Women and children were also wounded and martyred."

Not only Sediqullah's family but hundreds of other families in the center and districts of this province also mourned during the presence of foreign forces.

Payendi, a 65-year-old resident of Saray village in Chora district, Uruzgan, said that in 2007, four of his sons and two daughters were killed in an airstrike by Australian forces.

"We were sitting inside the house when they attacked. They bombed us. They shot everyone," Payendi said.

Another family member of the victims, Mohammad Ikhlas, said: "Everyone was buried under the ground. All the family members were buried one by one."

Khushal, another family member of the victims, said: "It was a great horror. It was impossible to tell where the bullets were coming from. It was very difficult."

Local officials in Uruzgan also said that many civilians in the center and districts of this province were targeted during the presence of Australian forces.

Agha Wali Inaam, a spokesperson for the governor of Uruzgan, said: "Our demand is not limited to compensation. They must be brought to international courts. Any verdict issued by the court must be executed."

According to local officials in Uruzgan, Australian forces carried out their largest attack in 2009 in the Kakarak area, near the city of Tarinkot, resulting in 60 deaths and 135 injuries.