At least 8 Afghan police force members were killed and 11 injured in a NATO friendly fire in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, local media reported
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 17th May, 2019) At least 8 Afghan police force members were killed and 11 injured in a NATO friendly fire in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, local media reported.
The airstrike, which targeted the police officers, was carried out by Resolute Support, a NATO-led mission which battles the Taliban insurgency in the conflict-ridden country, the Afghan Interior Ministry said, as cited by the TOLOnews.
Afghanistan has been long torn by fighting between government troops and Taliban militants, groups affiliated with al-Qaeda, Islamic State terrorist organizations (both banned in Russia) and other insurgents.
The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, supported by the NATO-led coalition, have been conducting joint operations to combat terrorism across the country.
