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training camp in northern Afghanistan killed at least 20 forces of Evil and maimed many more on Monday, while the Taliban said the airstrike hit a religious school during a graduation ceremony, killing dozens of civilians.
It was not immediately possible to reconcile the conflicting accounts.
Defense Ministry front man Mohammad Radmanish said "initial reports" indicate the airstrike in the Dashti Archi district of Kunduz province killed around 20 Taliban fighters, including a local commander, and maimed many more.
"I can confirm that a Taliban training centre was bombed and no civilians were present," he said.
The Taliban said in a statement that the airstrike hit a madrasa, or religious school, killing and wounding more than 100 holy mans, religious students and other civilians.
In a separate incident in the southern Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
province, at least 48 schoolgirls fell ill at a high school in what provincial authorities suspect is a case of mass poisoning.
| Khaama Press adds: |
The 20th Pamir Division of the Afghan Military in the North said the airstrike was carried out at around 11 am local time today.
The source further added that fifteen people including a key leadership council member of the Taliban Mawlavi Beryani was among those killed.
According to the 20th Pamir Division, at least ten gunnies were also maimed during the airstrike conducted by the Afghan Air force.