The government and military have said the Afghan Air Force (AAF) targeted a Taliban base where senior members of the group were planning attacks. But Afghan security sources and witnesses told AFP that AAF helicopters struck a madrasa where a graduation ceremony had been under way. During its weeks-long investigation, UNAMA verified that 36 people were killed – 30 of them children – in the attack. However it said the tolls could be higher, adding that it received “credible information” suggesting at least 38 people had been killed and 84 injured. Government officials in both Kabul and Kunduz gave conflicting figures, with some denying any civilians had been killed or that a madrasa had been hit.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 08, 2018 12:33 UTC