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Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed concerns about the rising number of civilian casualties from
s this year in Afghanistan, specifically pointing towards with credible reports of the latest incident occurring late Saturday in Kapisa province.UNAMA in a statement said it has received multiple, credible allegations that on 22 September, aerial ordnance impacted the home of a teacher in the Budrab area of Tagab district, Kapisa province, killing nine civilians, including four children and three women, with several others injured.
The statement further added that all the victims from the attack were from the same family, including grandparents and children aged between two and twelve. Five of the six other family members who were maimed when their home was destroyed were women and young children.
According to UNAMA, the incident took place during operations conducted by Pro-Government Forces against Taliban
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in the area. It was not immediately clear whether the strike was carried out by international military forces or by the Afghan Air Force.
"UNAMA is in contact with both entities, as part of UNAMA’s ongoing independent verification process to establish facts around such incidents and to advocate with parties to improve mitigation measures in future operations to prevent civilian casualties," UNAMA said.