Errant US bombing kills 12 Afghan security forces

Şamil Əlibəyli
Author

22 July 2017 / 07:44

Baku. 22 July. REPORT.AZ/ An errant U.S. airstrike killed 12 Afghan National Police officers.

Report informs citing foreign media, the incident occurred in Helmand province.

US Department of Defense confirmed the fact. According to Pentagon, police officers were mistakenly identified as Taliban fighters.

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