Nato airstrike kills Afghan troops
Updated on 07 November 2009
A Nato airstrike in the western province of Badghis has mistakenly hit a joint base housing coalition troops and Afghan security forces, killing four Afghan soldiers and three policemen, Afghanistan's Defence Ministry said.
Spokesman General Mohammad Zahir Azimi said the airstrike happened on Friday in the Bala Murghab district.
Police spokesman Roauf Ahmadi said 15 Afghan soldiers and one policeman were also wounded.
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