US drone strike kills 30 farm workers in Afghanistan
The strike was intended for Islamic State fighters but accidentally hit resting farm workers; another 40 were injured
19 September 2019 - 13:32
Jalalabad/Kabul — A US drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State (IS) hide-out in Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians resting after a day’s labour in the fields, officials said on Thursday.
The attack on Wednesday night also injured another 40 people after accidentally targeting farmers and labourers who had just finished collecting pine nuts at Wazir Tangi in eastern Nangarhar province, three Afghan officials told Reuters...
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