40 at a wedding party killed in afs anti - taliban raid
Kabul : at least 40 civilians at awedding party were killed on sunday night during araid conducted by afghan special forces and supported by US airstrikes on tailban hideouts in the southern helmand province afghan officials said the violence has further rattled afghanistan which is facing an upsurge in violence after US taliban peace talks to end america longest war collapsed earlier this month
attahullah afgjan head of the provincial council said there were two separate raids in differents areas of musq qala the first operation killed six foreigh fighters while the second raid mistakenly hit civilians he said akhund said authorities civilians attending a wedding died in the raid
omar zwak the provicial governor spokesman said 14 insurgents including six foreigers were killed during the raid they were investigatiating reports of civilian casualties US fores said that attack was targeting Islamic state militants
attahullah afgjan head of the provincial council said there were two separate raids in differents areas of musq qala the first operation killed six foreigh fighters while the second raid mistakenly hit civilians he said akhund said authorities civilians attending a wedding died in the raid
omar zwak the provicial governor spokesman said 14 insurgents including six foreigers were killed during the raid they were investigatiating reports of civilian casualties US fores said that attack was targeting Islamic state militants
