MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The news outlet cited sources as saying that the deadly airstrike was carried out in the Haska Mina district late on Thursday. According to the source, there are women and children among the victims.
The number of victims was also confirmed by the Nangarhar governor's spokesman.
Afghanistan has been experiencing significant political, social and security-related instability for decades, as terrorist organizations, including Daesh and the Taliban terrorist groups, which continue to stage attacks against civilian and military targets.
The United States and its allies launched a military operation in Afghanistan in 2001 following 9/11 terror attacks. The mission in Afghanistan ended on December 28, 2014. On January 1, 2015, NATO announced its new mission in the country, called Resolute Support, to train and assist the Afghan security forces.
