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| Afghan 'friendly fire' on checkpost kills five soldiers: defence official |
| 2016-10-02 |
| [DAWN] An Afghan air force strike killed five soldiers and a police officer in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday, the latest in a series of so-called "friendly fire" incidents. Afghan helicopters "mistakenly" bombed their own forces after calling in air support as they battled the Taliban in the Kensk area of Farah province late Friday, Dawlat Waziri, a defense ministry front man, said. "Because of the wrong coordinates, helicopters bombed an Afghan forces' checkpoint that unfortunately left five soldiers and one coppers dead," he said. "An investigation into the incident has been launched," he added. |
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