Kandahar: At least six civilians, including women and children, were killed, and five others injured after Pakistan struck three residential homes in Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province.

The attack came after the third round of peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul ended in a deadlock. ADVERTISEMENT

Afghan media outlet TOLO news quoted Afghan citizen Hayatullah as saying: “Two or three mortar shells hit our home. My mother was martyred, and my child was injured in the arm.”

Another resident, Abdul Manan, said that two artillery shells struck his home, killing his young son and grandson and injuring two other family members

“It’s very painful. No one can understand it. No one knows what we are going through,” Manan said.

A commercial centre in Sp

See Full Page