The airstrike took place on May 16 during a battle with the Taliban.
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on RFE/RL: Afghanistan.
KABUL — An air strike has mistakenly killed at least nine Afghan police officers, including a commander, during a battle with the Taliban in the southern province of Helmand, local officials say.
They said that 14 officers were also wounded in the May 16 strike in the Nahr-e Saraj district, which is located outside the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah.
