Afghan Air Strike Hits Religious School - World news - Tasnim News Agency

An Afghan military air strike targeting Taliban fighters killed at least 12 people, including children, and wounded 14 in an attack that hit a religious school in the northeastern province of Takhar, provincial officials said on Thursday.

Hadi Jamal, a spokesman for an Afghan military unit confirmed the air strike on Wednesday evening but said it was “not clear if the attack had accidentally killed civilians and children” and an investigation had been launched, Reuters reported. He did not elaborate on what kind of air attack had been carried out.

Taliban fighters had killed at least 37 government troops in attacks over the past 72 hours as the insurgents mounted an offensive to overrun Baharak district in Takhar, prompting government forces to call in air support, provincial officials said