Baku 31° C
12 killed in airstrike on Afghan mosque
Other countries
- 22 October, 2020
- 10:42
At least 12 children were killed and several others wounded in an airstrike on a mosque in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar Province, Report says, citing TASS.
The strike occurred in the Baharak district, where Taliban fighters had killed over 40 Afghan security forces earlier that day.
An aircraft bombarded the mosque after receiving information that Taliban fighters involved in the hours-before bloody attack on security forces were hiding there.
Author
Latest News
17:09
Photo
Heydar Aliyev International Airport defines priorities for next stage of carbon management
Infrastructure17:03
Azerbaijan and Chile discuss prospects for economic cooperation
Business17:03
At least 37 dead after ferry capsizes in Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba
Other countries16:57
MP links rise in Nakhchivan industrial enterprises to improved business environment
Industry16:51
MP: Nakhchivan's development reflects Azerbaijan's strategic goals
Domestic policy16:44
US set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction
Other countries16:42
Temperatures in Baku, Absheron to reach 36 C on August 13
Ecology16:35
Azerbaijan's agricultural output rises 2.8% to 8.8 billion manats
AIC16:33