Five suspected militants were killed in northern Afghanistan in a joint raid with Afghan troops, the U.S.-led coalition said. But a mayor in the area said that it was his house that was targeted and that the dead included his cook and driver.
The military statement said one militant was killed in the initial assault on a compound in Kunduz province, close to the border with Tajikistan. The other four died after troops were "engaged with small-arms fire" after telling civilians to leave the buildings.
