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21 killed in Afghanistan drone attack

Just Earth News 28 Sep 2016, 05:10 pm Print

21 killed in Afghanistan drone attack

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Kabul, Sept 28 (Just Earth News): At least 21 militants and civilians were killed in a US drone strike in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.

The drone strike took place at around 3:00am on a house in the Raghzi village of Traili locality, leaving 18 Daesh rebels, including their commander Hamza and judge Haji Mohammad, dead and five others wounded, country's Pajhwok Afghan News reported.

The news agency quoting Governor’s House statement reported that three civilians were confirmed killed and six others were wounded in the airstrike.