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Afghanistan
US drone attack leaves 3 dead in Afghanistan
2014-09-02
[Iran Press TV] A US drone attack has left at least three people dead in Afghanistan's eastern province of Kunar.

According to local officials, the Arclight airstrike was carried out in Shonkiri area of the province on Monday. Afghan sources have identified the dead as three Taliban members with Ruritanian Pak nationality.

A similar drone strike in Dangam district of Kunar Province
...one of the four N2KL provinces (Nangarhar, Nuristan, Kunar and Laghman). N2KL is the designation used by US and Coalition Forces for the rugged and very violent region opposite Pakistain's Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Northwest Frontier Province. Kunar is the center of the N2KL region. Its population is 95% Pashtun. It is adjacent to Bajaur Agency..
 in late August reportedly killed at least 6 members of pro-Taliban group of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP).

Separate Arclight airstrikes by US-led foreign troops left at least 17 people killed in eastern Afghanistan last week.
Posted by:Fred