KUNDUZ CITY – A NATO airstrike killed bombed three check posts of AfghanForces in Dashti Archi district of northern Kunduz province, an officialsaid Saturday.

A well-placed source in the district told Pajhwok Afghan News the airstrikewas carried out after Afghan commando forces informed the foreign forcesabout a gunfire incident in the district bazaar on Friday.

The NATO forces then bombed three posts, which had already been vacated bythe public order police personnel after being informed of a possibleTaliban attack, the source said.

But the airstrike came before they had fully vacated the posts, killing oneand wounding another police personnel. Some weapons and equipment at theposts were also destroyed in the airstrike.

But Salim Jawed, spokesman for the northern zone public order police, saidno airstrike had happened and the casualties resulted from a brief clashbetween the public order police and commando forces.

He confirmed one public order policeman was killed and another wounded inthed incident.

Foreign forces have so far not commented on the incident.