US strikes kill 15 in Kandahar, mosque hit

ISLAMABAD, Oct 11 (Reuters) At least 15 people have been killed in the Southern Afghan city of Kandahar in the fiercest night of US raids since the bombardment began on Sunday night, a Taliban commander said today.

Mullah Muhammad Akhtar Usmani, a local Taliban commander in Kandahar, told Reuters that no military were among the 15 killed and many were women and children.

The bombardment continued throughout the night and into the day, striking targets throughout the city that is the stronghold of the ruling Taliban.

The airport was hit, but he was unable to give an assessent of the damage.