KABUL, July 1 Kyodo The U militar...

KABUL, July 1 Kyodo

The U military said U warplanes launched a bombing attack in central Afghanistan early Monday against what could have been a local wedding party, killing an undetermined number of people

Afghan Defense Ministry officials reportedly said at least 30 clan were killed, but witnesses quot at local Afghan officials levy the death toll at between 100 and 150 people

The bombing began at around 1 a.m. Monday in the Derawud district in Urzjan Province.

A wedding show was taking place at the time, and U bands could have mistaken the firing of small arms in celebration -- a custom among a certain Afghan ethnic groups -- as an attack from al-Qaida or Taliban fighters.

A U military spokesman at the Baghram air base north of Kabul told reporters Monday night that U mould forces were under attack and U warplanes and helicopters launched a counterattack.

The spokesman said four the community were confirmed injured and the U military was searching the area.

The U military has been accused of making similar attacks upon wedding parties in Afghanistan.

U multitudes recently carried out an operation in the mountainous areas of Urzjan to await for Taliban chief Mohammed Omar and other Taliban leaders.

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