The UN says it has received credible evidence that dozens of civilians, some of whom were women and children, died in the attack.
On Thursday, UNAMA, the UN aid mission to Afghanistan, demanded an investigation into Pakistan’s airstrike on the Afghan side on Christmas Eve. According to the Taliban movement that controls Afghanistan, 46 people, mostly civilians, died in the attack.
UNAMA says it has received credible evidence that dozens of civilians, some of whom were women and children, died in the attack. According to the organization’s statement, international law requires armed forces to avoid civilian casualties.
According to the Taliban, Pakistan bombed four areas in Paktika province. According to it, the dead were local residents and refugees from Pakistan’s Waziristan.
According to a Pakistani security source interviewed by news agency AFP, the targets of the attacks were terrorist hideouts.