US troops kill four Afghan policeman

Published October 19, 2005

KANDAHAR, Oct 18: US troops shot four Afghan policemen dead and wounded another after mistaking them for militants during an operation in southern Afghanistan, a senior local official said on Tuesday.

Separately, on Tuesday three Afghans working for the American security firm USPI were hurt — and one was possibly killed — by a roadside bomb in Kandahar, provincial governor, Assadullah Khalid said.

He said there were no foreigners on board the vehicle, but had no further details about the attack outside Kandahar city.

The US military in Kabul said it had no information about the killing of policemen.—Reuters

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