Kunduz city News

The head of the Sikh community in Afghanistan's restive Kunduz city was shot dead by unknown gunmen Thursday, the second such incident within three months, triggering fear among the minority group members in the country.

US airstrikes early Thursday killed at least 30 Afghan civilians, including women and children, in the volatile northern province of Kunduz, officials said, after a Taliban assault left two American soldiers dead.

Doctors Without Borders announced on Monday the organisation will not accept any funds or aid from the American government to rebuild its hospital.

Militants fired rounds of rockets from outer sides of the city during the clashes, which struck several houses.

Afghan forces retook control of the strategic northern city of Kunduz on Thursday after a three-day Taliban occupation that dealt a stinging blow to the country's NATO-trained military.

The Taliban Monday seized half of an Afghan provincial capital, sending panicked residents fleeing as the hardline Islamists for the first time breached a major city since being ousted from power in 2001.