FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Thirteen Taliban militants and eight civilians have been killed in an airstrike by security forces in Shahada district of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Friday.
Several other militants and civilians were injured in the airstrike that took place late on Thursday, the district chief, Sheikh Hamidullah Mufakkir said.
He said the airstrike targeted a group of Taliban militants, killing 13 rebels and wounding several others. But eight civilians were also killed and some injured in the blitz. The slain and injured civilians included shopkeepers and doctors of a local clinic.
The civilian also suffered financial losses . . .
