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| A Nato air strike has hit two Afghan military checkpoints in a restive province east of the capital Kabul, killing seven Afghan troops in what an official described as an accident due to bad co-ordination. | A Nato air strike has hit two Afghan military checkpoints in a restive province east of the capital Kabul, killing seven Afghan troops in what an official described as an accident due to bad co-ordination. |
| Afghan president Ashraf Ghani expressed his "profound sorrow" over the tragedy and ordered an investigation. | Afghan president Ashraf Ghani expressed his "profound sorrow" over the tragedy and ordered an investigation. |
| The incident happened as coalition helicopters were flying over an area in Logar province where clashes were under way between Afghan troops and Taliban fighters, the Afghan defence ministry said. | The incident happened as coalition helicopters were flying over an area in Logar province where clashes were under way between Afghan troops and Taliban fighters, the Afghan defence ministry said. |
| Insurgents fired towards the helicopters, prompting a response that destroyed one army checkpoint, the ministry statement added. An unspecified number of the army members were "killed and wounded", the ministry said. | Insurgents fired towards the helicopters, prompting a response that destroyed one army checkpoint, the ministry statement added. An unspecified number of the army members were "killed and wounded", the ministry said. |
| Logar provincial army commander Abdul Razaq said the early morning strike took place in the district of Baraki Barak, about 30 miles east of Kabul. | Logar provincial army commander Abdul Razaq said the early morning strike took place in the district of Baraki Barak, about 30 miles east of Kabul. |
| Mr Razaq revised an earlier higher death toll down and said seven troops were killed and five wounded in the strike. | Mr Razaq revised an earlier higher death toll down and said seven troops were killed and five wounded in the strike. |
| District governor Mohammad Rahim Amin said the Nato air strike was "likely a mistake, due to bad co-ordination" in an area where Taliban insurgents are highly active. | District governor Mohammad Rahim Amin said the Nato air strike was "likely a mistake, due to bad co-ordination" in an area where Taliban insurgents are highly active. |
| A US military spokesman in Afghanistan, Col Brian Tribus, said the coalition is aware of an incident in Logar and is investigating. | A US military spokesman in Afghanistan, Col Brian Tribus, said the coalition is aware of an incident in Logar and is investigating. |
| According to a statement from Mr Ghani's office, the Afghan president appointed a team to "comprehensively probe the incident and come up with clarification surrounding the air strike". | According to a statement from Mr Ghani's office, the Afghan president appointed a team to "comprehensively probe the incident and come up with clarification surrounding the air strike". |
| Mr Ghani also urged the international forces to "take maximum precautions" not to harm Afghan civilians and troops in their future operations. | Mr Ghani also urged the international forces to "take maximum precautions" not to harm Afghan civilians and troops in their future operations. |
| AP | AP |