He called for additional changes in June after a strike in which the coalition took responsibility for civilian deaths — 18, according to the Afghan government.
In addition to denouncing the coalition's responsibility for innocent Afghan deaths, the group took issue with what it viewed as the United Nations's use of the word civilian to describe government employees, like judicial workers.
The action also reflected a deep distrust of international forces that is now widespread in Afghanistan, and the view held by many Afghans, President Hamid Karzai among them, that the coalition shares responsibility with the Taliban for the violence that continues to afflict the country.
The Saudi-led coalition bears responsibility for much of the civilian toll, according the United Nations.
Brigadier-General Ahmed al-Asiri, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, denied responsibility for the attack in Mokha, telling Reuters: "There have been no air operations by the coalition in that area for three days.
He was very good and wasn't going to be drawn on contentious policy, because of the coalition and collective responsibility.
The United States and the rest of the coalition have a responsibility to provide assistance to the extent possible, yet only the Iraqi people can fulfill the vision of democracy in a free Iraq.
Citing mounting civilian casualties and the lack of any "functioning government in Iraq at the moment," Mr. Annan admonished the American and British governments that "the coalition has a responsibility for the welfare of the people in this area".
In London Jubeir also said Saudi coalition accepted full responsibility for the strike on a funeral in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, that left 140 dead and more than 500 injured.
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A more massive military operation, such as a Libya-type bombing campaign or a NATO-led invasion, would also oblige the intervening coalition to assume responsibility for the future of the country: Simply to hope that the United Nations would somehow take care of restoring domestic peace, reconciliation and political reconstruction, would be utterly irresponsible.
