US drone strike intended for Isis hideout kills 30 pine nut workers in Afghanistan

Forty were also injured in the Wednesday attack which struck farmers and labourers who just finished work, Afghan officials say

A US drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State hideout in Afghanistan has killed at least 30 civilians who were resting after harvesting pine nuts.

Forty people were also injured in the attack on Wednesday night which struck farmers and labourers who had just finished their day's work at the mountainous Wazir Tangi in eastern Nangarhar province, three Afghan officials told Reuters.