US kills 40 civilians in attack on Kunduz enclave

Refugees fleeing the US-led assault on the northern Afghan city of Kunduz have reported that 40 civilians were killed in a US attack on three mud huts on the outskirts of the city this morning.

Several refugees reported that US planes dropped bombs on the huts, which were occupied by civilians. A man called Sawar, who was fleeing the fighting in Kunduz, said he helped recover the bodies of 40 men, women and children from the rubble of the buildings.