News.com.au: US helicopters strike checkpoint, killing 10 Afghan troops in ‘friendly fire’ attack
AN AIRSTRIKE by US troops has killed up to 10 Afghan soldiers at an army checkpoint in a Taliban-infested province south of Kabul, one of the deadliest episodes of “friendly fire” from foreign forces in recent years.
The early morning raid in Baraki Barak district of Logar province comes as coalition forces increase air strikes on potential militant targets despite a drawdown of NATO forces after 13 years of war.
The bombing marked the second such incident in the area since last December when a NATO air strike killed five civilians and wounded six others.
“At 6am today, two US helicopters attacked a checkpoint in Baraki Barak,” district governor Mohammad Rahim Amin told AFP.
“The checkpoint caught fire ... and 10 Afghan army soldiers were killed,” he added, revising down his earlier toll of 14.
More News On Today's Friendly Fire Incident that Killed Ten Afghan Soldiers
Report: U.S. airstrike kills eight Afghan soldiers -- Washington Post
Friendly Fire From US Helicopters Kills Afghan Troops, Officials Say -- NYT
NATO Strike Kills 8 Afghan Troops in Apparent Friendly-Fire Incident -- NBC
U.S. Airstrike Kills Seven in Afghanistan -- WSJ
Afghan Soldiers Killed by US 'Friendly Fire' -- VICE News
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