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Nato strike 'kills Afghan police' Nato strike 'kills Afghan police'
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A Nato air strike has killed seven Afghan policemen in northern Kunduz province, officials say. A Nato air strike has killed seven policemen in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, Afghan officials say.
The officers were mistakenly hit after a joint Nato-Afghan patrol was ambushed by Taliban insurgents, Afghan officials told news agencies. The officers were mistakenly hit after a joint Nato-Afghan patrol had been ambushed by Taliban insurgents, the officials told news agencies.
The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force told the AFP news agency it was investigating.
The incident comes as Nato-led forces battle Taliban insurgents in a major operation in southern Helmand province.The incident comes as Nato-led forces battle Taliban insurgents in a major operation in southern Helmand province.
On Sunday, 12 civilians died in that operation in a missile strike that Nato said had also killed three Taliban. On Sunday, 12 civilians died in a missile strike Nato said had also killed three Taliban fighters.
The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force told AFP news agency it was looking into an "incident" in Kunduz province, and was "still tracking down what happened". ISAF told AFP it was looking into an "incident" in Kunduz province and was "still tracking down what happened".
Afghan officials said the air strike was called in after a patrol of Afghan soldiers, police and Nato troops was attacked by Taliban in Imam Sahib district. Afghan officials said the air strike was called in after a patrol of Afghan soldiers, police and Nato troops had been attacked by Taliban in Imam Sahib district.
The Afghan forces were hit by mistake, killing seven policemen and wounding two, a spokesman for the interior ministry said.The Afghan forces were hit by mistake, killing seven policemen and wounding two, a spokesman for the interior ministry said.
'Human shields'
In Helmand, about 15,000 Afghan and Nato troops, mostly US and British, are battling Taliban in and around the town of Marjah.
It was there on Sunday that two Nato missiles hit a house, killing 12 civilians. Nato said three Taliban fighters were also killed in the strike.
Afghan commanders have said the Taliban in Marjah are using civilians as human shields to deter attacks from the US and Afghan troops.
The Marjah area has long been in the grip of the Taliban and was considered a major hub of Afghanistan's opium poppy trade.