Air strike on Afghan wedding convoy kills 4

An

air strike by Afghan security forces killed four people and wounded eight others who were part of a wedding procession in Kandahar province, officials said yesterday.

Abdul Raziq, the Kandahar police chief, said Taliban militants had mounted an attack in Maroof district when security forces responded with an air strike on Thursday.

“They [Taliban] tried to flee and got mixed up with villagers at a wedding procession. The air strike killed four civilians, including women and children, and 10 Taliban militants,” Raziq said. (Reuters)