US airstrike kills 9 Afghan soldiers at checkpoint »

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A U.S.-led coalition airstrike hit an Afghan army checkpoint Wednesday, killing nine soldiers and wounding three, Afghan officials said. The U.S. acknowledged that its forces "may have mistakenly killed and injured" Afghan soldiers in what may have been a case of mistaken identity "on both sides." The deaths come as Afghan President Hamid Karzai presses international forces to avoid airstrikes in civilian areas.

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