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Monday 20 Jul 2015 - 14:34 Makkah mean time-4-10-1436
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Kabul (IINA) – At least 10 Afghan soldiers were killed and four others wounded on Monday in a U.S. airstrike, targeting a military outpost in Baraki Barak District, in the western part of Logar Province.
Provincial police chief Mohammad Daoud Ahmadi said they had not requested the airstrike.
"We had an attack on Afghan forces this morning some 1,000-1,500 meters far from the main target," Ahmadi told Anadolu Agency. "The wounded soldiers were evacuated to the hospital."
The Taliban shot at the rescue team, forcing them to leave the bodies behind.
The Afghan Defense Ministry confirmed the incident, saying: "We have contacted the NATO-led forces to investigate the issue" but the U.S. forces were not available to comment.
The issue of "friendly fire" between foreign and local troops, as well as civilian casualties, has been a significant source of tensions between the Afghan government and NATO troops during their 14-year presence in Afghanistan.
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