Men stand over bodies during a protest in Kunduz province north of Afghanistan, Saturday, Mar. (Bashir Khan Safi/Associated Press)KABUL, Afghanistan — A devastating Taliban attack over the weekend on an Afghan army outpost in southern Helmand province killed 26 soldiers and seven policemen, a provincial official said Monday — casualties the country’s defense ministry has refused to disclose. Separately, the United Nations said Monday that a NATO airstrike over the weekend in northern Kunduz province killed 13 civilians, including 10 children. On Monday, Afghan military spokesman Nawab Shah said only that government jets had aided the besieged troops and eventually sent reinforcements to Helmand, an old Taliban heartland. Following the airstrike in northern Kunduz province, residents of the area held a protest, carrying several of the bodies.

Source: Washington Post March 25, 2019 07:46 UTC