WORLD BRIEFING / AFGHANISTAN
U.S. airstrikes in western Afghanistan missed the militant commander they targeted and instead killed 12 other militants and 10 civilians, provincial officials said.
The U.S. military originally said the strike killed a warlord named Mullah Mustafa, but now says he apparently survived. In a statement, the military said that “credible reports surfaced that Mustafa survived the attack” in Ghor province. The U.S. said it was investigating reports that civilians had been killed.
Ghor deputy Gov. Karimuddin Rezazada said 10 civilians, including five children, and 12 militants were killed in Tuesday’s airstrikes in Shahrak district.
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