At least three Afghan policemen were killed and two wounded when an American military aircraft opened fire during an operation in southern Afghanistan, officials said on Saturday.
The so-called “friendly fire” incident occurred overnight, during a raid in Afghanistan’s restive Helmand province, the U.S. military command in Kabul said in a statement.
The officers, members of the Afghan Border Police, were killed when a U.S. aircraft “returned fire” during the operation, which included Afghan and American special forces, a military spokesman said.
“We would like to express our deepest condolences to the families of the ABP members affected by this unfortunate incident,” the statement said.