Thirty Afghan civilians and two U.S. service members were killed in a military operation Thursday outside the northern city of Kunduz, which has been encircled by Taliban insurgents for weeks, Afghan officials said. Four Afghan special forces soldiers were killed in the raid, which Afghan officials said targeted suspected militants. Two other U.S. service members were wounded in the operation, the statement added. Afghan officials said the operation Thursday was launched both from the ground and air by Afghan forces in Boz-e Kandahari, north of Kunduz, Afghanistan’s fifth largest city. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to face corruption probe over leaked documentsUPDATES:6:30 a.m.: Updated with staff reporting, comments from U.S. Afghan officials.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 03, 2016 09:05 UTC