...KABOOM!...
by government forces in the northern province, saying three children were among the victims.
The residents said the airstrike was carried out in Boka village in Balkh district of Balkh province. The residents said they want justice. and for those who did not pay the required attention during this airstrike to be punished.
The bodies of the seven victims were taken to the district center on Sunday by their relatives.
"They attacked at dinnertime. Children and women were killed. Who were they? Were they the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
?" asked Noor Mohammad, a Balkh resident.
"We are busy in finding bread for our families, but we are targeted by an airstrike. And also we are targeted by machine guns," said Ismail, a resident of Balkh.
Mohammad Ghani, a member of the family, said women and kiddies were killed.
"Women and children are among those killed. Two others are maimed. All are members of one family," Ghani said.
Balkh politicians said the airstrike was conducted in an area that is under the government’s control.
"Now, pick up the bodies and bury them with dignity," said Gul Rahman Hamdard, an MP from Balkh, to the mourning families. "I will talk to the government... I promise to be with you until this incident is assessed."
The Ministry of Defense in a statement said that a probe team has been sent to the area.