At least eight Afghan police officers have been killed in two US air strikes in southern Uruzgan province in what was apparently a friendly-fire incident.
Rahimullah Khan, a provincial operational commander, says the first air strike killed one policeman at a checkpoint outside the provincial capital of Tarin Kot, while the second, which struck the same area, killed seven others.
Khan says the air strikes took place on Sunday afternoon around Tarin Kot. The Taliban have been advancing on the city in recent weeks.
A US military spokesman confirmed that US forces carried out an air strike, saying they sought to assist Afghan troops who were fired on by the Taliban.
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