Afghan forces 'mistakenly' kill own troops in Farah
Afghan forces have “mistakenly” killed five soldiers and a law enforcement officer in the Kensk region of the western province of Farah.
"Because of the wrong coordinates, helicopters bombed an Afghan forces' checkpoint that unfortunately left five soldiers and one police officer dead," Dawlat Waziri, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry, said on Saturday.
"An investigation into the incident has been launched," he added.
Afghan forces were reportedly in battle with Taliban militants when the incident took place late Friday.
Over the past months, Taliban militants have launched numerous offensives to capture areas, particularly urban ones, in Afghanistan.
The group has largely concentrated on areas in the northeast. Several attacks have also been carried out by Taliban militants near the southern province of Helmand.
The militant group lost its grip over Afghanistan in 2001 in a US-led military invasion but it has been seeking to regain the control of the war-torn country.
Afghan officials say they will not allow the militant group to recapture areas, and have engaged in battles against them to drive them out of different regions.
In July, the United Nations mission in Afghanistan said it had recorded 1,601 civilian deaths and 3,565 injuries in the country in the first half of 2016. The records, it said, showed an unprecedented rise in civilian casualties.
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