New details emerge of government air strikes that witnesses say killed 24 Afghan civilians including five children
Afghan officials say investigation is under way into claims that civilians were among those killed in Kunduz air strikes.
The air strikes come as Taliban and government-appointed negotiators are meeting for the first time in Qatar to discuss the future of Afghanistan and an end to decades of war and conflict.New details emerge Rahmani said farmers and villagers ran to douse the fire and rescue trapped family members inside when a second air strike hit, killing many of them.
A second witness in the area, Kalamuddin, who like many Afghans uses just one name, said the lone Taliban fighter who lived in the house that was initially hit had been killed.Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned the air strikes and said the Taliban had no military operations in the area at the time of the air strike.Relentless killing of civilians
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