U.S. Department of Defense(CNN) - A drone strike carried out by US forces in eastern Afghanistan killed 16 civilians, a spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province said Thursday.
The strike Wednesday evening was targeting ISIS militants, the spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani, told CNN.
A spokesman for US Forces Afghanistan, Col. Sonny Leggett, had said earlier Thursday that indications were "members of Daesh were among those targeted in the strike" and that the United States was working with local officials to determine whether there was collateral damage.
Workers who had come from various districts to collect dry fruits at a pine nut farm were hit, Khogyani said.
Eight people were injured in the drone strike, Khogyani said.