KABUL (Pajhwok): National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday said President Ashraf Ghani has ordered an investigation about civilian casualties caused during an operation in Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province.
On the second day of Eid ul Adha, on August 12, Afghan Special Unit Forces launched an operation in Zurmat district of Paktia province.
Afghan forces claimed they killed 11 militants during the operation while local people and the United Nations said those killed were civilians with some of them university students.
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Javed Hamim Kakar
