MAHMOOD RAQI (Pajhwok): At least four civilians have been killed and a fifth wounded in a mortar strike in the Nijrab district of central Kapisa province, an official said on Sunday.
Police spokesman Abdul Shaiq Shourish said the mortar shell fired by Taliban insurgents hit a residential house in the Kharej Dara area of the district on Saturday evening.
Abdul Qudus Mujaddedi, administrative chief for Nijrab, said the mortar shell struck the house amid a clash between security forces and the Taliban.
According to another report, four militants were killed after the security forces targeted a meeting of insurgents in . . .
