US soldiers 'mistakenly' kill 8 Afghan soldiers

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At least eight Afghan army soldiers were killed and five wounded after the US Air Force contingent of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission mistakenly attacked a security checkpoint in eastern logar province on Monday.

"Helicopters of the US forces bombed an army checkpoint in district early Monday, leaving eight soldiers killed and five wounded," a source told Xinhua news agency."A number of national army personnel were killed and wounded after a checkpoint was destroyed in Baraki Barak district as a result of coalition forces' firing,"General Zahir Azimi, Afghan defence ministry spokesman tweeted.

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