10 Afghan children, 2 women dead in air strike: UN initial report 10 SHARES Share it! It is not clear if the air strike in Wardak was carried out by US or Afghan forces. UNAMA expressed its “strong concern” at the rising number of civilian casualties from air strikes this year. Air strikes killed or wounded 353 civilians in the first half, up 52 percent from the same period in 2017. US forces employed 746 weapons in July, which was the highest monthly total since November 2010, the most recent US Air Forces Central Command data shows.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 26, 2018 07:52 UTC