AFGHANISTAN: Officers killed in ”erroneous” air strike

As the Afghan military attempts to push back Taliban fighters, an air strike has killed 10 security personnel in Helmand province, according to an official. At least nine Afghan police officers were wounded in the “erroneous” air strike in Gereshk district and an investigation is under way, Hayatullah Hayat, Helmand governor, told AFP news agency. […]

As the Afghan military attempts to push back Taliban fighters, an air strike has killed 10 security personnel in Helmand province, according to an official.

At least nine Afghan police officers were wounded in the “erroneous” air strike in Gereshk district and an investigation is under way, Hayatullah Hayat, Helmand governor, told AFP news agency.

“The air strike happened as Afghan forces were pushing to break through the Taliban front line in the strategic area that has been the scene of heavy fighting over the past several days,” Hayat said.

The incident, which was confirmed by the defence ministry, comes more than two months after a US air strike killed 16 Afghan police officers and wounded two others in the same district, large parts of which are under Taliban control.