Another US-led assassination drone strike in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost Province has reportedly left at least three people dead.

According to Saturday statements by local officials, all those killed in the aerial attack were Taliban militants.

The Taliban, however, has not yet commented on the drone attack and the number of casualties.

Although Washington claims the targets of drone attacks are Taliban militants, witnesses say civilians have been the predominant victims of the attacks over the past few years.

The United Nations and several human rights organizations have identified the US as the world's number one user of "targeted killings," largely due to its drone attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Moreover, US-led forces have recently expanded their aerial attacks across the country, leaving a large number of Afghan civilians dead.

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