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Nato strike ’kills Afghan police’ in Kunduz

19 February 2010 00:40 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. A Nato air strike has killed seven policemen in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, Afghan officials say, APA reports citing BBC.

The officers were mistakenly hit after a joint Nato-Afghan patrol was ambushed by Taliban insurgents, the officials told news agencies.

The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said it was investigating the reports.

Isaf also said four Nato soldiers had died on Thursday in its big offensive, Operation Moshtarak, in the south.

Britain’s Ministry of Defence confirmed that two Britons were among them.

Nine Nato soldiers have been killed since the operation in Helmand province began on Saturday. One Afghan soldier has died, while at least several dozen Taliban are believed to have been killed.