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US-led airstrikes kill 45 in Afghanistan
Afghan officials said 41 people died in an attack in Chahar Burjak District of the western
province of Nimruz on Wednesday. Four Afghan policemen also died in a separate attack
overnight in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the sources told Press TV.
In Nangarhar, two people were also injured.
Mohammad Sarwar Subat, the Nimruz provincial governor said that major Taliban
commanders were among the 41 victims.
A series of US airstrikes claimed the lives of more than 80 people and severely injured
several others in different regions of Afghanistan on July 30.
The airstrikes have already been a bone of contention between Washington and Kabul.
The US military claims the airstrikes only target Taliban militants. However, according to
Afghan sources, many civilians have lost their lives in such attacks.
The United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as part of Washington’s
so-called war on terror. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity
remains in the country.
Afghan officials said 41 people died in an attack in Chahar Burjak District of the western
province of Nimruz on Wednesday. Four Afghan policemen also died in a separate attack
overnight in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the sources told Press TV.
In Nangarhar, two people were also injured.
Mohammad Sarwar Subat, the Nimruz provincial governor said that major Taliban
commanders were among the 41 victims.
A series of US airstrikes claimed the lives of more than 80 people and severely injured
several others in different regions of Afghanistan on July 30.
The airstrikes have already been a bone of contention between Washington and Kabul.
The US military claims the airstrikes only target Taliban militants. However, according to
Afghan sources, many civilians have lost their lives in such attacks.
The United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as part of Washington’s
so-called war on terror. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity
remains in the country.
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