A US-led coalition airstrike in the eastern Afghan province of Khost has killed at least nine Afghan soldiers and wounded four others. Khost province's governor, Arsallah Jamal, said that the coalition forces early Wednesday mistakenly hit a fixed military checkpoint in province's Sayed Kheil area instead of suspected Taliban hideouts. The coalition forces killed 91 civilians in the western Herat province in August which resulted in widespread protest across the war-battered country. AP: 9 Afghan soldiers killed in airstrike. When Afghans betray their fellow citizens by killing Afghans for the US army, they are politely referred to as "soldiers". And whomever they kill, is being dishonestly referred to as a Taliban, "insurgent" or a "terrorist". ― Unfortunately for the 9 "soldiers", all they got in return from their American "friends" for this disgraceful betrayal of their fellow citizens was death. -It was an instant one, alright, but the ignominy will last a little longer.