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At least 20 children killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Paktika: UNICEF

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At least 20 children have been killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.

“UNICEF is deeply saddened by reports that at least 20 children have been killed in an attack near the border in eastern Afghanistan. Our sincere condolences to those who have lost loved ones. Children are not and must never be a target,” Sanjay Wijesekera, UNICEF’s regional director in South Asia, said.

Pakistan carried out airstrikes on Paktika’s Barmal district on Tuesday night. The Islamic Emirate said 46 people were killed in the strikes.

 

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