Airstrike kills 4 civilians in Kunar: governor

ASADABAD (PAN-led forces in the Asmar district of eastern Kunar province, the governor said on Tuesday.

The air raid was carried out on Tuesday afternoon in the Sewr area, Syed Fazlullah Wahidi, told Pajhwok Afghan News.

The airstrike came after militants fired rockets shells at a base of foreign troops from nearby mountains, he said.

The casualties occurred when jets dropped bombs on suspected positions.  One of the bombs hit a civilian house, killing four inmates and injuring a fifth, he said.

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