In Afghanistan, an airstrike killed at least 14 civilians on Saturday in northern Kunduz province, according to Afghan officials. Four Afghan soldiers were also killed in the attack. The U.S. blamed the attack on the Taliban. On Friday, two U.S. Special Forces and four Afghan special forces fighters were killed in a joint operation in the same region. In a separate incident in southern Helmand province, four people were killed, and 30 people injured, by Taliban bombs, according to local officials. At least 40 Afghan security forces personnel are believed to have been killed in a Taliban attack in the region last week. The deaths come as the U.S. is in the midst of ongoing peace talks with the Taliban.