American helicopter pilots mistook sheep for ... Taliban fighters???

NATO is investigating claims that scores of sheep were massacred by American Apache helicopters after being mistaken for Taliban fighters.

Nomad farmers in Laghman province, eastern Afghanistan, claim US pilots killed and wounded 140 sheep during a botched counter-terrorism operation.

Afghan officials say the helicopters opened fire after Nato forces were tipped off that insurgents in the area had launched an attack.

The US Air Force could be forced to pay the farmers up to £10,000 in compensation if the claims are proved.

A Nato spokesman said the Americans denied being involved in last Tuesday’s shooting.

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