US admits 'friendly fire' attack on Afghan troops

At least nine Afghan soldiers were killed by US planes in a “friendly fire” incident today.

US admits 'friendly fire' attack on Afghan troops
Wed, 22 Oct, 2008 - 17:05

At least nine Afghan soldiers were killed by US planes in a “friendly fire” incident today.

The airstrike was in the Sayedkhail district of the south-eastern province of Khost where a coalition convoy was returning from an operation, the US military admitted.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: SayedkhailPlace: KhostPlace: AfghanistanPlace: Deh RawoodPlace: southern Uruzgan provincePlace: Nad AliPlace: southern HelmandPlace: southern and eastern AfghanistanPerson: Provincial police chiefPerson: Juma Gul HematOrganisation: USOrganisation: US militaryOrganisation: Afghan Defence MinistryOrganisation: Afghan governmentOrganisation: Afghan army forcesOrganisation: TalibanOrganisation: Afghan police forcesOrganisation: Nato
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