LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An air strike by U.S.-led coalition forces has killed Afghan counter-narcotics police in a "friendly fire" incident in southern Helmand province, Afghan officials said on Monday.
Police said the air strike took place on Sunday and at least 13 bodies had been recovered from the scene, in a remote district close to the border with Kandahar province.
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