An airstrike by a US assassination drone has killed at least two people in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar.
The attack by the United States took place close to the border with Pakistan on Sunday.
Afghan officials identified the dead as Pakistani nationals.
Other reports put the death toll at seven.
Washington claims the targets of the drone attacks are al-Qaeda militants, but local officials and witnesses maintain that civilians have been the main victims of the attacks over the past few years.
The US also carries out targeted killings through drone strikes in Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia.
The US and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as part of Washington’s so-called war on terror. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues to rise across the country, despite the presence of thousands of US-led troops.
NT/MAM/AS
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