Report: US Drone Strike Kills 60 Afghan Civilians, Taliban Commander
Local government officials and members of the Herat provincial council told
Tolo News, Afghanistan’s leading 24/7 television news channel, that
"at least 60 civilians, including women and children" died in US drone
strikes in Shindand, a town in southern Herat. The outlet reported that four
armed drones attacked several homes, targeting Mullah Mohammad Nangyalai, the
regional leader of an insurgent faction of the Taliban led by Mullah Mohammad
Rasoul. Some 30-35 Taliban fighters were also reportedly killed in the attack.
The US military newspaper Stars & Stripes reports
Pentagon and Afghan government officials confirmed the strikes occurred. "US
Forces-Afghanistan, at the request of Afghan Security Forces, conducted a coordinated
defensive air strike in support of Afghan forces in Shindand, Herat on January
8, 2020," a US statement said. The military did not comment on the alleged
civilian casualties. The Canadian private security firm GardaWorld issued
an advisory after the strike, stating it was reportedly carried out
in retaliation for a recent militant attack on an anti-Taliban militia in which
16 people, including 1 civilian, were killed.
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Saturday, January 11, 2020
US Drone Strike Kills 60 Afghan Civilians
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