Afghan Air Force strike plays havoc upon civilians returning from funeral ceremony
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KABUL - Afghan Air Force strike plays havoc upon civilian returning from funeral ceremony.
At least seven civilians returning from funeral ceremony lost their lives in an airstrike in Burhani Khel village of Sayed Abad district of Maidan Wardak province.
Number of residents claimed on Monday.
Afghan government faces strong criticisms over a dramatic surge in civilian death and amid rising violence in multiple fronts across the country.
The residents said that seven people were returning from a funeral ceremony when their car was targeted by an airstrike in Burkhan Khel village in Sayed Abad district.
Some angry residents to the incident staged a protest to press the Afghan government to launch an investigation into the incident.
“They came here for a funeral ceremony. They ate food and wanted to return. Father, son, two sons-in-law, one guest and two children were among the seven people [killed in the airstrike],” said Hamed, a resident of Sayed Abad district.
