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Thirty civilians die in airstrike called to protect US and Afghan troops
Source: The Guardian
Thirty civilians die in airstrike called to protect US and Afghan troops
Attack in Kunduz came after two US service members were killed
and had been aimed at breaking siege
Sune Engel Rasmussen in Kabul
Thursday 3 November 2016 15.02 GMT
As many as 30 civilians were killed in an airstrike on Thursday morning called in to protect US and Afghan troops involved in heavy fighting with the Taliban near Kunduz.
The airstrike, requested after two US service members were killed, had been meant to break a siege around the village of Bouz Kandahari, three miles from the centre of Kunduz, according to Saeed Mahmoud Danish, the spokesman for the provincial governor.
He said the civilians got caught up in the line of fire because the Taliban were using their houses as cover.
The joint operation between Afghan and US forces began late on Wednesday and killed 26 Taliban fighters, including two prominent commanders, according to local officials.
It was not immediately clear who conducted the fatal airstrike.
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Attack in Kunduz came after two US service members were killed
and had been aimed at breaking siege
Sune Engel Rasmussen in Kabul
Thursday 3 November 2016 15.02 GMT
As many as 30 civilians were killed in an airstrike on Thursday morning called in to protect US and Afghan troops involved in heavy fighting with the Taliban near Kunduz.
The airstrike, requested after two US service members were killed, had been meant to break a siege around the village of Bouz Kandahari, three miles from the centre of Kunduz, according to Saeed Mahmoud Danish, the spokesman for the provincial governor.
He said the civilians got caught up in the line of fire because the Taliban were using their houses as cover.
The joint operation between Afghan and US forces began late on Wednesday and killed 26 Taliban fighters, including two prominent commanders, according to local officials.
It was not immediately clear who conducted the fatal airstrike.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/03/two-us-service-members-killed-in-northern-afghanistan