A drone strike by US that intended to hit an Islamic State hideout in Afghanistan accidentally killed 30 pine cut farmers on September 18.  According to reports, farmers were resting after working all day in fields. Afghan officials reported to a news ncy saying that attack also wounded 40 more farmers and workers who spent all day collecting pine nuts in mountaius Wazir Tangi of eastern Nangarhar province. A witness told that y were sitting with each or and enjoying a bonfire when drone hit m. Afghan Defence Ministry and a senior US official in capital confirmed strike but shared details on casualties. 

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Locals are in deep pain and anger

After US President Donald Trump said that any peace talks with Taliban are w de, civilians in Afghan were worried as y fear more incent lives will be taken w in war that entered its 19th year. owner of pine nut fields said that his 150 workers were present at fields for harvest. Some of m are still missing, some are injured and some out of m have been killed in attack. A survivor reported that re were around 200 workers who were asleep in nearby tents at time of drone strike. locals are in deep pain and anger. y are demanding an apology along with compensation from American government. y are saying that strike cant be justified and deaths of incent people will t win US forces a war. people have started a protest again dely attack on incent.

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drone was supposed to target ISIS militants

US spokesperson stated that US Drone strike was conducted against ISIS terrorists in Nangarhar. He said that y are aware of deaths of incent and are working collectively with local ministration to determine details. US soldiers along with Afghan government are fighting ISIS in Afghanistan ever since y came into sight in region in 2014. actual figures of numbers of militants have t been determined but an estimate says y are about 2000 of m. Afghanistan alrey h a dely month with a number of attacks by Taliban killing and injuring hundreds of civilians. Islamic State did t comment on US drone strike as for w.

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