U.N. 'Actively Looking' At Afghan Airstrike That Reportedly Killed Dozens

The United Nations has announced it has dispatched a human rights team to Kunduz, Afghanistan, where an airstrike on Taliban-controlled territory appears to have caused dozens of casualties. The attack has been the subject of conflicting reports, with several media outlets placing the number of killed and wounded in the dozens, many of whom were civilians.

The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan is "actively looking in to disturbing reports of serious harm to civilians yesterday," the group tweeted, noting that it had a team at the site "establishing facts."

Afghan officials say the country's military had been targeting a suspected meeting of Taliban fighters in Dashti Archi district, as Reuters reports: - Read More

U.N. 'Actively Looking' At Afghan Airstrike That Reportedly Killed Dozens