Deadliest ever: 70 Afghan Farmers killed and injured in US drone strike in Afghanistan

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2019-09-19T20:51:16+05:00 News Desk

ISLAMABAD - In a Deadliest ever drone strike upon civilians, 70 Afghan Farmers were killed and injured in US drone strike in Nangarhar province.As per media report, US Drone Strike Kills 30 Afghan Farmers while another 40 were inured. The workers had lit a bonfire and were sitting together when a drone targeted them.

A U.S. drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State (IS) group hideout in Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians resting after a day’s labor in the fields, officials said Thursday.

The attack on Wednesday night also injured another 40 people after accidentally targeting farmers and laborers who had just finished collecting pine nuts at Wazir Tangi in eastern Nangarhar province, three Afghan officials told Reuters.

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