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Afghan police 'killed by US friendly fire'

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Afghan police 'killed by US friendly fire'

At least eight Afghan policemen have been killed in a US airstrike in the southern province of Uruzgan, local officials said.

"The first airstrike killed one policeman," said Uruzgan highway police commander Rahimullah Khan.

"When other policemen came to help, they came under a second air strike, killing seven of them," he added.

The raid happened on Sunday.

Date
2016.09.19 / 17:13
Author
Valeh Mammadli
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