KABUL, Oct 18 (NNN-BNA) – At least 17 civilians, including three cricket players, were killed, in a Pakistani airstrike in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktika province, last night, the local TOLOnews reported today, citing security sources.
The attack occurred at around 8:30 p.m. local time in Khandaro village of Argun district, where a Pakistani jet targeted a house. The airstrike also injured 16 others, including women and children, according to the sources.
A high-level delegation of the Afghan government, led by Minister of Defence, Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, travelled to Doha, Qatar, today, Afghan government spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said, in a statement.
According to local media, delegations from Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold talks in Doha to discuss whether to extend a ceasefire and other issues.
Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed on a ceasefire on Wednesday, and it expired yesterday afternoon.– NNN-BNA
