'No other breadwinner is left in my house, all my three sons were killed. I've a dozen grandchildren, I don't know how to bring them up' Afghans of eastern Nangarhar mourn victims of latest air strike
An Afghan man cries over the body of one of the victims of air strike in Surkhroad district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan February 15, 2020.
"The target of the attack was Taliban militants who wanted to establish checkpoints on the road, but unfortunately civilians were hit," he told AFP news agency, putting the death toll at eight. A US military spokesman said they were "looking into the incident" and an Afghan defence ministry spokesman said they had launched an investigation.
It was not clear when the reduction in violence would start –– a Taliban official said it was imminent and a US official said on Friday it would begin "really soon".
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