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(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/south-asia\/5-nato-troops-killed-in-friendly-fire-strike-in-afghanistan\/article6100969.ece\" target=\"_blank\">Source<\/a>)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The below are documents relating to this incident.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/friendlyfireafghan-06-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Investigation Report of the Fixed Wing Close Air Support Airstrike In the Vicinity of Arghandab, Afghanistan June 2014<\/a>\u00a0[ 283 Pages, 66.47MB ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In June of 2014, the mainstream media reported the following story: Five NATO troops and an Afghan soldier were killed in a friendly-fire airstrike in southern Afghanistan, Afghan officials and Taliban said on Tuesday. 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