UN reviewing conflicting reports of Afghan airstrike on a religious school
Kunduz, Afghanistan — The UN said on Tuesday that it was investigating "disturbing reports of serious harm to civilians" in an Afghan airstrike on a religious school that security sources say left dozens of children dead or wounded. Hundreds of people were attending a graduation ceremony at the madrassa (any educational institution) in a Taliban-controlled district in north-eastern Afghanistan on Monday when Afghan Air Force helicopters struck, witnesses have told AFP. "Human rights team on ground establishing facts. All parties reminded of obligations to protect civilians from impact of armed conflict," the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in a brief statement. At least 59 people, including Taliban commanders meeting at the compound in the Dasht-e Archi district in Kunduz province, were killed in the attack, Afghan security sources told AFP on condition of anonymity. Most of the civilian victims were children, they said. Government officials in both Kabul and Kunduz have g...
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