Taliban insurgents launched an assault on Kunduz on Monday, triggering intense fighting and forcing residents to hide in their homes, one year after the militants briefly took control of the strategic Afghan city. Government helicopters were targeting gunmen from the air in a bid to repel the attack, a day ...
An Afghan air force strike killed five soldiers and a police officer in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday, the latest in a series of so-called “friendly fire” incidents. Afghan helicopters “mistakenly” bombed their own forces after calling in air support as they battled the Taliban in the Kensk area ...
