Al Jazeera News :
An Afghan military air raid targeting Taliban fighters has killed at least 12 people, including children, and wounded 14 in an attack that hit a religious school and mosque in the northeastern province of Takhar, provincial officials said.
In an account disputed by the national government, local authorities said on Thursday that 11 children and a prayer leader were killed in the attack.
Hadi Jamal, a spokesperson for an Afghan military unit, confirmed the raid on Wednesday evening but said it was “not clear if the attack had accidentally killed civilians and children” and that an investigation had been launched. He did not elaborate on what kind of air attack had been carried out.
Taliban fighters killed more than 40 Afghan security forces in the early morning of Wednesday, provincial councillor Mohammad Azam Afzali told DPA news agency.
An aircraft bombarded the mosque after receiving information that Taliban fighters who were involved in the bloody attack on security forces were hiding there, Afzali added.
However, the fighters had already left the mosque, Afzali and another security source said.
The Taliban had mounted an offensive to overrun Baharak district in Takhar, prompting government forces to call in air support, provincial officials said.
An Afghan military air raid targeting Taliban fighters has killed at least 12 people, including children, and wounded 14 in an attack that hit a religious school and mosque in the northeastern province of Takhar, provincial officials said.
In an account disputed by the national government, local authorities said on Thursday that 11 children and a prayer leader were killed in the attack.
Hadi Jamal, a spokesperson for an Afghan military unit, confirmed the raid on Wednesday evening but said it was “not clear if the attack had accidentally killed civilians and children” and that an investigation had been launched. He did not elaborate on what kind of air attack had been carried out.
Taliban fighters killed more than 40 Afghan security forces in the early morning of Wednesday, provincial councillor Mohammad Azam Afzali told DPA news agency.
An aircraft bombarded the mosque after receiving information that Taliban fighters who were involved in the bloody attack on security forces were hiding there, Afzali added.
However, the fighters had already left the mosque, Afzali and another security source said.
The Taliban had mounted an offensive to overrun Baharak district in Takhar, prompting government forces to call in air support, provincial officials said.
