Kabul, January 19: The bodyguards of a US commander have shot dead a tribal leader in southern Afghanistan as Afghan civilian casualties continue to mount in the war-ravaged country.
The security guards fired on the old man after he threw a stone at the US commander in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.
The American commander was injured in the Wednesday incident.
The elderly man has been identified as Meraj al-Din Khan.
US-led foreign forces have killed large numbers of civilians in Afghanistan since the beginning of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.
Afghan officials have frequently condemned the US-led troops over the high number of civilian casualties.
—–Agencies