...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
’s splinter faction, led by Mullah Rassoul, has been killed with several others."
The incident took place on Wednesday about 4:00 pm local time in the center of Shindand after "four foreign drones targeted several houses," according to an eyewitness.
The
...KABOOM!...
took place in an area that is under the control of the government, said Nasir Ahmad Salehi, TOLOnews news hound.
"At least 40 civilians, including women and kiddies" were also among the dead," said local sources, adding that "about 30 or 35 Taliban were also killed in the airstrikes."
Local government officials have not yet commented on the airstrike yet.
"One killed and ten others were maimed in an airstrike and have been taken to Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
’s regional hospital," according to health officials.
"USFOR-A front man": US Forces-Afghanistan, at the request of Afghan Security Forces, conducted a coordinated defensive air strike in support of Afghan forces in Shindand, Herat on Jan. 8, 2020.
The Afghan Ministry of Defense in a statement said Afghan cops launched special operations in Shindand and "reached their goal," referring to military action on Wednesday. "We will investigate the reports over civilian casualties."
| Al Ahram adds: |
A senior provincial police source said the airstrike had been carried out by a US drone.
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