US-backed Afghan raid kills 40 at wedding

By Mohammed Stanekzai and Abdul Qadir Sediqi
Updated September 24 2019 - 6:38am, first published 6:32am
Afghan civilians at a wedding were killed during an operation targeting a house used by the Taliban.
Afghan civilians at a wedding were killed during an operation targeting a house used by the Taliban.

At least 40 civilians attending a wedding party were killed by explosions and gunfire during a raid by US-backed Afghan government forces on a nearby Islamist militant hideout, officials in Helmand province say.

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