Civilians Die In Drone Strike Aimed At ISIS Hideout
September 19 2019
Dozens of civilians have been killed and injured in a drone strike in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, reports Al Jazeera (Doha).
On Wednesday, Afghan security forces attacked a suspected ISIS hideout near the Wazir Tangi area of the Khogyani district, said Afghan officials.
The airstrike unintentionally hit farmers in a nearby field, reported Reuters.
The Afghan Defense Ministry confirmed the attack but declined to release casualty figures.
A provincial council member...
Please log in to continue reading.
Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
Try Military Periscope free for seven days
Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide
Military Periscope FEDLINK information
Service ID: UC
Contract Number: LCFDL24D0002
Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.
600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,
Washington DC, 20037, USA.
customerservice@militaryperiscope.com
©Military Periscope 2025
All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.