Afghan policemen stand guard at a checkpoint in the Deh Sabz district of Kabul, Afghanistan October 14, 2015. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/Files
KABUL (Reuters) - At least 848 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded following a Taliban attack on the northern city of Kunduz in September, according to a U.N. report that detailed the grim conditions endured by residents during two weeks of fighting.
The 289 dead and 559 injured included at least 30 killed and 37 injured in a U.S. air strike on a hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a report.
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