KABUL/ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Dozens of civilians suffered casualties in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province, a lawmaker claimed on Saturday, but local officials said insurgents were the target of the Afghan forces-led night raid.
The airstrike by Afghan and foreign forces was carried out in Shaltan Dara area of Shaltan district on Thursday night, said Ghulam Sakhi Mushwani, who represents Kunar people in the Wolesi Jirga or lower house of Parliament.
He told Saturday’s session . . .
