MAHMUD-E-RAQI, Afghanistan, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Four Afghan civilians, including two women, were killed and one civilian wounded, after a mortar shell, fired by Taliban militants, struck a house in the country’s eastern province of Kapisa, yesterday, local police confirmed, today.
“The incident occurred late last night, in Nijrab district. The family household was damaged, and the wounded was shifted to a district hospital,” provincial police spokesman, Abdul Shaeq Shurash, said.
The district has been the scene of heavy clashes between the Taliban militants and the security forces in recent days. The government security forces evicted the Taliban from Nijrab, after the militants briefly overran the district in late July.
Afghan civilians continue to bear the brunt of armed conflicts, as more than 1,650 civilians were killed and over 3,250 others wounded, due to fighting in the first six months of 2021, according to a report of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).– NNN-AGENCIES
