Thursday, March 6, 2014

NATO Airstrike Accidentally Kills Five Afghan Soldiers



Five Afghan Soldiers Killed In Nato Strike -- BBC

At least five soldiers from the Afghan army have been killed in a Nato air strike in eastern Afghanistan.

They were killed in the early hours of Thursday in the Charkh district of Logar province.

Nato confirmed the "unfortunate incident" and said it was investigating the circumstances behind the attack.

Correspondents say it is likely to anger President Hamid Karzai, who has been deeply critical of international air strikes that have killed civilians.

He has previously ordered all coalition air strikes to end unless previously cleared by the Afghan defence ministry.

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