An Afghan military source confirmed that more than 50 people killed, including women and children, following the joint Taliban-ISIS attack, in a village in the northern Afghan province of Sar-e Pul.
The militants attacked a security outpost in the Mirza Olang area of Sayaad district overnight, torching 30 houses, Zabihullah Amani, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said on Sunday.
He said fighting was still going on but as many as 50 people, including children, women and elderly men, most of them members of the largely Shia Hazara community, may have been killed, according to village elders. "They were killed in a brutal, inhumane way," he said.
According to The Guardian, many details of the attack, including the identity of the insurgents, were not immediately clear. Amani said they were a mixed group of Taliban and Islamic State fighters. However, the Taliban denied involvement, dismissing the claim as propaganda.
A senior government official in Kabul said that more security forces, including Afghan air force attack aircraft, were being sent to the scene.
GMT 16:04 2018 Friday ,14 December
Turkey orders arrest of 219 soldiers in Gulen investigationGMT 15:51 2018 Friday ,14 December
Turkey sees no reason for new summit with Russia on IdlibGMT 22:13 2018 Thursday ,13 December
Netanyahu vows to 'settle accounts' after rise in Palestinian attacksGMT 13:57 2018 Thursday ,13 December
Russia: Imposing Israeli laws on occupied Syrian Golan rejectedGMT 10:20 2018 Wednesday ,12 December
The Palestinian Cabinet call France to recognize the State of PalestineGMT 12:50 2018 Tuesday ,11 December
India plans to pull out of $500 million missile deal with IsraelGMT 12:45 2018 Tuesday ,11 December
French Minister refuses to present award to Palestinian NGOGMT 12:13 2018 Tuesday ,11 December
Arab League urges Bolsonaro to reconsider embassy moveMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor