Coalition attack kills five U.S. troops in Afghanistan

All NATO combat troops be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of this year. 

Coalition attack kills five U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Five U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's southern region was killed accidentally by his own troops, U.S. military officials said.

Pentagon said investigators are now examining whether they indeed killed in the air strike by the United States.

U.S. military sources said that the incident occurred on Monday (09/06) when it conducted a joint operation by the army

Afghanistan and the United States against the Taliban fighters in Arghandab, Zabul province, which is an area that is contested.

Afghan officials said U.S. forces called for air strikes then inadvertently killed five American soldiers and two Afghan people.

"We are working together to fight against the militants. Asking international forces and their air support to bomb their own position as false friends," said Mohsin Khan, a spokesman for the Afghan Army Division 205

More than 30 members of Nato troops have been killed this year in Afghanistan.

A BBC correspondent in Kabul says the operation took place in the middle of all parts of the country to secure the state ahead of the second round of the presidential election on Saturday.

NATO airstrike killed five Afghan soldiers and wounded several others in Logar province.

Afghan officials say they are victims of misdirected air strike aircraft in America.

NATO sent his condolences to the families of soldiers and investigate why the accident happened.

Some reports said the attack Wednesday (05/03) night will infuriate the president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai.

Karzai strongly criticized the international air strikes that have so far been killed civilians.

He refused to sign a security agreement Click Click with the United States and consequently Washington will withdraw all troops when NATO combat mission ends this year.

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Governor of the region Khalilullah Kamal who visited the scene said the drone attacks as a result of the United States.

"Heading army totally destroyed," said Kamal told AFP news agency.
"The Americans are usually located in the post, but since it occupies the Afghan army," he added.

In a statement, the NATO-led international mission, ISAF said they appreciate the "good relations with Afghanistan and will take action to ensure a similar incident does not happen again."  BBC