APRNEWS - At least eight Afghan police were killed in an airstrike during a clash with the Taliban, an official said Friday, in the latest incident of potential friendly fire in the conflict.

Police were fighting the Taliban in Helmand province late Thursday when the Afghan forces called for air support.

REUTERS - More than 700,000 undocumented Afghans have returned from Iran this year as the Iranian economy tightens, with a knock-on effect on the Afghan economy, according to data from the U.N.’s migration agency.

FRANCE24 - Insurgents conducted a coordinated attack on the Save the Children office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding several others, according to local officials.