Darul Uloom Hashmia bombing in Kunduz: Report reveals over 100 killed were pupils
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KUNDUZ CITY -Two aircraft shelled Darul Uloom Hashimia Omaria in Dashti Archi district of northern Kunduz province for 20 minutes on Monday, leaving more than ‘100’ people dead and wounded, mostly pupils, the seminary’s administrator has said.
A number of people were attending graduation ceremony for six memorizers of the holy Quran at the religious school in Daftani village when bombs were dropped from the air, said Mualvi Mukhtar, the seminary administrator.
A Pajhwok reporter was among a group of journalists who travelled to the Dashti Archi district from Kunduz City, the provincial capital, to collect accurate information about casualties.
Local Taliban and residents told the reporters that all those killed and wounded in the airstrike were civilians.
But government officials say a number of Taliban’s senior leaders and the group’s red unit members were also killed in the attack.
A day after the incident (Tuesday), Taliban’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in an email said the media should watch the incident from close and investigate it.
He said the Taliban would cooperate with journalists who would face no problem while traveling.
On Wednesday, a number of journalists traveled to Dashti Archi district and talked with people face to face.
