Afghan Police Officers Suffered Casualties in US air Strike in Logar
At least 9 police officers were killed in a US air strike during heavy clashes with Taliban in Logar province, according to officials.
At least 9 police officers were killed in a US air strike during heavy clashes with Taliban in Logar province, according to officials.
Afghanistan interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said nine police officers were killed and 14 wounded in the strike in Azra district of Logar province.
During the hours-long battle with insurgents overnight, police “called in air support but unfortunately foreign forces mistakenly bombed their positions”, Rahimi added.
The Taliban also suffered heavy losses, he stressed.
Meanwhile, NATO announced Tuesday 7 August the mission is investigating reports that at least nine Afghan police officers were killed in a U.S. air strike during heavy fighting with the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan.
On the other hand, the provincial council chief Hamidullah Hamid told AFP “foreign forces” had mistakenly bombed two police checkpoints and killed “about 15 police”.
Resolute Support, NATO’s mission in Afghanistan, confirmed U.S. forces had conducted an air strike “in defense of Afghan forces” in Azra district but did not mention casualties.
“We are looking into the matter further,” spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Martin O’Donnell said.
