Air strike kills 8 police in Afghanistan
At least eight Afghan police were killed in an airstrike during a clash with the Taliban, an official said yesterday, in the latest incident of potential friendly fire in the conflict. Police were fighting the Taliban in Helmand province late Thursday when the Afghan forces called for air support. The death toll was confirmed by interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi on Facebook. He said 11 more police had been wounded in the strike.
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