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Six Afghan soldiers have been killed when their post was "mistakenly" attacked by a US-led aircraft in central Afghanistan, police sources say.
The air strike that occurred late Tuesday was originally aimed at Taliban militants in Ghazni, a province in south-central Afghanistan, Nawruz Ali Mohamoodzada, a provincial police official, said Wednesday, AFP reported.
"It mistakenly hit an army post in which six soldiers were killed. An investigation has been launched," Mohamoodzada said.
Meanwhile, Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi condemned Wednesday the latest "friendly fire" deaths, saying that the Afghan soldiers were launching an ambush against militants reportedly on the move in Ghazni province when NATO aircraft began firing on them without warning, AP reported.
US-led forces in the past too had committed such mistakes which claimed the lives of Afghan military and civilians.
"This is not the first time such an incident has happened, but we wish that at least this would be the last one," Azimi said.
The air strike that occurred late Tuesday was originally aimed at Taliban militants in Ghazni, a province in south-central Afghanistan, Nawruz Ali Mohamoodzada, a provincial police official, said Wednesday, AFP reported.
"It mistakenly hit an army post in which six soldiers were killed. An investigation has been launched," Mohamoodzada said.
Meanwhile, Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi condemned Wednesday the latest "friendly fire" deaths, saying that the Afghan soldiers were launching an ambush against militants reportedly on the move in Ghazni province when NATO aircraft began firing on them without warning, AP reported.
US-led forces in the past too had committed such mistakes which claimed the lives of Afghan military and civilians.
"This is not the first time such an incident has happened, but we wish that at least this would be the last one," Azimi said.