The U.S. air force in Afghanistan
An airstrike, which us air force planes struck on 21 July in the Afghan province of Helmand, claimed the lives of 16 police officers in Afghanistan. On Saturday, July 22, reports The Daily Star.
Two other servicemen were wounded, said police spokesman Salam Afghanistan. According to him, the purpose of the aircraft the US air force was the Taliban in one of the settlements. Units of Afghan security forces dislodged the rebels, but this information is not timely received by the Americans.
The air strike was caused by the day July 21, during the operation, which the Afghan security forces carried out with the support of the United States.
Declared non-combat NATO mission “Resolute support” is in Afghanistan since the beginning of 2015. According to the agreement between the command of the Alliance and Kabul, in Afghanistan there are about 12 thousand soldiers, they train and advise law enforcement agencies of the Islamic Republic. The United States is the only country of the coalition, which carries out air raids in Afghanistan.