NATO airstrike kills dozens of civilians in Afghanistan

摘要

As many as 30 civilians were killed in a 3 November airstrike that was called in to support US and Afghan troops involved in heavy fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz Province, according to Afghan officials and local media reports. The clashes, which took place in the early morning hours around the village of Bouz Kan-dahari in Kunduz district, also left three Afghan soldiers, two US servicemen, and 26 militants dead, Afghan provincial officials said. Seven Afghan and two US soldiers also sustained injuries. It is unclear whether any civilians were killed in the firelight.