"During a US supported ANDSF [Afghan National Security Forces] operation, aerial fires resulted in the deaths of the friendly Afghan forces who were gathered in a compound," the release stated on Friday.
A car bomb exploded near the Kabul Bank branch in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand on Thursday. The blast occured at noon in the province's capital of Lashkargah wounding at least 50 people. 1TV News reports, citing local authorities, that at least 20 people were killed.
Afghanistan has long been suffering from unstable political, social and security situation due to the activity of Daesh (banned in Russia) and the Taliban. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces are currently conducting joint offensive operations to combat terrorism across the country.
