Originally published on August 2, 2013<br /><br />A NATO helicopter mistakenly fired on and killed five Afghan police on July 31 after the men called in air support when they came under insurgent attack. <br /><br />Afghan police were stationed at a highway checkpoint in the Nangarhar province, 120 km from the capital, Kabul. The men came under insurgent attack and called for air support from coalition NATO forces.<br /><br />The exact circumstances of what happened are not clear, but a US-flown helicopter arrived at the scene.<br /><br />For some reason it's crew mistakenly engaged the Afghan national forces, inadvertently killing five men and injuring two.<br /><br />Unintended Afghan deaths caused by Western air strikes are a serious source of friction between the Afghan government and its Western allies. In the past, Afghan troops have been instructed not to call them in.<br /><br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
