KANDAHAR, Afghanistan---Afghan soldiers were responsible for firing mortars at a wedding party that killed 17 women and children, an official said Friday, in a mistaken strike that overshadowed the transfer of nationwide security from NATO forces.
"The troops fired mortar rounds on a wedding ceremony after the militants in the same area attacked an army checkpoint," Mohammad Jan Rasoulyar, deputy governor of the southern province of Helmand, told AFP.
AFP
