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| Afghan troops 'killed by US friendly fire' | |
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| At least eight Afghan soldiers have been killed in a US air strike on an army checkpoint in Logar province south of Kabul, Afghan officials say. | |
| They say two US helicopters attacked the checkpoint in broad daylight on Monday. Several troops were injured. | |
| The army commander in the area told the BBC that the checkpoint was clearly flying an Afghan flag. Rescue efforts are underway. | |
| The US said it was investigating the incident. | |
| The BBC's David Loyn in Kabul says that there is no confirmation that the attack was carried out by US helicopters. | |
| Our correspondent says that Logar is an unsettled area where much of the countryside is in the hands of the Taliban. | |
| There are about 10,000 international troops in Afghanistan who are training and advising Afghan forces. | |
| Their fighting role is limited to special forces operations now that Nato's combat mission has ended. |