NATO airstrike accidentally kills 5 Afghan troops
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NATO mistakenly killed five of its Afghan army allies in an airstrike Wednesday while they were attacking insurgents in the country's east, officials said. Three American soldiers were also reported killed Wednesday in a roadside bombing in the south.
An Afghan defense official condemned the latest "friendly fire" deaths, which came at a time when international troops are trying to improve coordination with Afghan security forces in hopes of handing over more responsibility to them nearly nine years into the war. (AP)
