The Afghan security forces have suffered heavy casualties in coordinated attacks by the Taliban in northern Kunduz province, officials said Thursday. He says they were using artillery to attack the troops and that along with the 15 killed, at least 13 soldiers were wounded in the four-hour-long gunbattle.
According to officials, an attack by the Taliban near Kunduz kills 29 Afghan Army soldiers. Air strikes kill dozens of militants elsewhere in the country.