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| Afghanistan |
| Coalition air strikes kill nine Afghan policemen |
| 2008-07-21 |
| Nine policemen were killed in Afghanistan on Sunday in international military air strikes called in after police and soldiers mistook each other for the Taliban and clashed. The fighting erupted at around 1.30am when Afghan and international soldiers moved into a district without informing the police, who mistook the soldiers for militants, said Farah province Deputy Governor Mohammad Younus Rasouli, adding, "An engagement took place with each side thinking the other was the Taliban." He said the troops called for air support after which military aircraft bombed a police post, adding, "Nine police officers were killed and five were wounded." The US-led coalition said the combined Afghan and US patrol acted in self-defence after coming under attack from a "non-uniformed hostile force". |
| Posted by:Fred |