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Afghanistan: NATO Airstrike Kills 30 Civilians in Kunduz

HeadlineNov 04, 2016

In Afghanistan, up to 30 civilians have been killed by NATO-led coalition airstrikes near Kunduz Thursday morning. The U.S. called for the airstrikes in order to support the U.S. special operations soldiers and Afghan troops fighting the Taliban in and around the city. Later on Thursday, Afghans marched to the local governor’s office carrying the corpses of their relatives, including women and children. This is one of the family members of the victims.

Mohammad Bari: “Seven people were killed from one family. My brother-in-law and all of his family were killed in this attack. See their bodies here, all members of one family.”

This comes after two U.S. soldiers were killed in Kunduz earlier this week.

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