KUNDUZ CITY -Two aircraft shelled Darul Uloom Hashimia Omaria in DashtiArchi district of northern Kunduz province for 20 minutes on Monday,leaving more than ‘100’ people dead and wounded, mostly pupils, theseminary’s administrator has said.

A number of people were attending graduation ceremony for six memorizers ofthe holy Quran at the religious school in Daftani village when bombs weredropped from the air, said Mualvi Mukhtar, the seminary administrator.

A Pajhwok reporter was among a group of journalists who travelled to theDashti Archi district from Kunduz City, the provincial capital, to collectaccurate information about casualties.

Local Taliban and residents told the reporters that all those killed andwounded in the airstrike were civilians.

But government officials say a number of Taliban’s senior leaders and thegroup’s red unit members were also killed in the attack.

A day after the incident (Tuesday), Taliban’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahidin an email said the media should watch the incident from close andinvestigate it.

He said the Taliban would cooperate with journalists who would face noproblem while traveling.

On Wednesday, a number of journalists traveled to Dashti Archi district andtalked with people face to face.