In response, the US said it launched two missiles, one of which missed its intended target and killed at least one Afghan civilian. Afghan officials said one Afghan woman was killed and 11 civilians were wounded in the Taliban attack on Wednesday. Afghan special forces managed to repel the attackers, killing four in an ensuing gunbattle, officials said. At least one Afghan civilian was killed by the malfunctioning Hellfire and an undetermined number of other civilians were wounded, Salvin said. The statement said the original Taliban attackers had fired several rounds of high-explosive ammunition, including mortars, in the vicinity of the Kabul airport.

Source: Hindustan Times September 28, 2017 03:11 UTC