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Seven civilians killed in Taliban mortar attack: MoD
Ministry of Defense on Thursday claimed a Taliban mortar killed seven civilians in Kunduz province.
According to a ministry statement, a Taliban mortar hit a civilian house in the city of Kunduz province on Wednesday night killing seven civilians including women and children and six others were wounded.
Army forces in the province also confirmed the incident.
The Taliban have not yet commented.
In April this year UNAMA in a report said that more than 500 civilians, including more than 150 children, were killed due to the fighting in Afghanistan during the first quarter of 2020.
The report said there was a total of 1,293 civilian casualties (533 killed and 760 injured) in Afghanistan during the first three months of the year, indicating the heavy toll the conflict continues to inflict on the civilian population.
UNAMA attributed “39 percent” to the Taliban, “13 percent to Daesh,” and the remainder to undetermined anti-government militant groups.