Four Afghan police and five civilians have been killed in a air strike after an apparently mistaken clash with international-led coalition forces.
The deputy governor of Farah province, Younus Rasuli, said the foreign troops did not inform police they were coming and were mistaken for enemy fighters.
The clash took place from about midnight until 4am, when the troops called in the airstrike, he said.
This is the latest controversial clash involving foreign troops.
It also comes as US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is in the country as part of an overseas tour.
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Series of incidents
Last week, local tribal elders claimed dozens of people, including civilians, died in a Nato-led attack in Herat province, though Nato strongly denied this.
Earlier US forces admitted killing eight civilians in Farah province after they were attacked in Bakwa district.
And on 6 July, more than 50 people from an Afghan wedding party were said to have been killed after being bombed by US aircraft in the eastern province of Nangarhar.
Nato and US coalition officials are investigating the reports of the latest clashes in Farah.
(BBC)
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