Afghanistan: Dozens of civilians killed in drone attack

At least 30 civilians were killed and 40 injured in an air raid conducted by the Afghan security forces, backed by US air support, in eastern Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday.

The attack on Wednesday night was aimed at destroying a hideout used by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS) group fighters, but it accidentally targeted farmers near a field

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