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At least 22 people have been killed when a US-led assassination drone carried out an attack in Afghanistan\u2019s northeastern province of Kunar, Press TV reports. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Mohammad Haroon Yousafzai, a spokesman for the Afghan National Army, said the attack took place in the Manoogi district of the province, located about 200 kilometers (124 miles) east of Kabul, on Saturday. <\/span><\/p>\n He identified the victims as Taliban gunmen, noting that four senior militant commanders were among the casualties. <\/span><\/p>\n Earlier in the day, a senior Taliban commander was killed when US-led foreign forces conducted an airstrike in Afghanistan\u2019s southern province of Helmand. <\/span><\/p>\n Omar Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the attack took place in the Marjah district of the province. <\/span><\/p>\n He identified the slain Taliban commander as Mullah Khan Mohammad, adding that his comrade sustained serious injuries in the airborne assault. <\/span><\/p>\n Hundreds of civilians have been killed in the US-led airstrikes and ground operations in various parts of Afghanistan over the past years. <\/span><\/p>\n The US claims that its operations target militants, but local officials and witnesses maintain that civilians have been the main victims of the attacks. <\/span><\/p>\n Civilian casualties have long been a source of friction between the Afghan government and US-led forces, and have dramatically increased anti-US sentiments in the war-torn country. <\/span><\/p>\n The United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 as part of Washington\u2019s so-called war on terror. <\/span><\/p>\n The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues to rise across the country, despite the presence of thousands of US-led troops.<\/span><\/p>\n Source:<\/span> Press TV<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 At least 22 people have been killed when a US-led assassination drone carried out an attack in Afghanistan\u2019s northeastern province of Kunar, Press TV reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n