In an air strike on a wedding ceremony in the Afghan province of Helmand apparently 40 people have been killed, including children. This communicated today coincidentally regional representatives and neighbors. Who committed the air attack is unclear.
The Ministry of Defense in Kabul said it will publish the results of its investigation into the incident that took place in the Musa Kala district. The death toll was reported by Majeed Akhundzada of the Provincial Council in Helmand and Senator Mohammad Akhundza. Akhundzada said the dead were civilians only – as were the 18 injured.
Provincial Council: Armed forces committed attack
According to Akhundzada’s statements, the air raid was perpetrated by foreign and Afghan forces. The Governor of Helmand said that the airstrike was carried out by „Afghan special forces“ saying that 14 Taliban fighters and six foreigners had been killed. Reports of killed civilians would be examined.
The Afghan armed forces have little capacity for airstrikes. Most such attacks are carried out by US forces in support of Afghan units. The US-led NATO mission Resolute Support did not want to comment on the attack.
