U.S.-Afghan force mistakenly kills 8 Afghan officers

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Mistaking each other for the enemy, Afghan police fired four dozen grenades and U.S.-led coalition troops fought back with helicopter gunships in a fierce battle that left eight officers dead before dawn Tuesday, officials said.

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