KABUL, Afghanistan – We can confirm that at least five Afghan National Army personnel were accidentally killed this morning during an operation in eastern Afghanistan.
An investigation is being conducted at this time to determine the circumstances that led to this unfortunate incident.
Our condolences go out to the families of the ANA soldiers who lost their lives and were wounded.
We value the strong relationship with our Afghan partners, and we will determine what actions will be taken to ensure incidents like this do not happen again.