PUL-I-ALAM (Afghanistan), Oct 23: Eleven members of an Afghan family have been killed in an air strike by western forces near Kabul, the head of a provincial council said on Tuesday.

The latest incident occurred on Monday in Jalrez, 30km west of the capital, provincial council leader Haji Janan told Reuters. “In the bombardment... 11 people from one family, including women and children were killed,” he said. “The only survivor from the family is a man who is hospitalised and can’t speak,” he said. Eleven of the family’s neighbours were wounded, he said.

Nato said it had carried out an air raid against militants in a remote area of Wardak.—Reuters

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