In another brutal US airstrike in Baraki Barak district of Logar Province, around eight soldiers were killed and five other wounded. According to district governor of Baraki Barak, at 6:00 am on Monday morning, two US helicopters attacked a checkpoint in Baraki Barak district of Logar province. He said the targeted outpost was "not a suspicious area as the Afghan flag was waving at the checkpoint when the Americans launched their attack.”