Afghanistan: 14 killed, 8 injured in airstrike in Helmand

A vehicle in which people were proceeding for a wedding was caught in an airstrike in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. At least 14 people were killed and 8 people were injured in the airstrike.

Helmand: At least 14 people, all women and children, were killed when the vehicle in which they were proceeding for a wedding was caught in an airstrike in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.

Eight other people have suffered injuries in the incident, as reported.

According to sources, at least 30 people were killed and 45 others suffered injuries in an airstrike conducted by the Afghan security forces backed by US air support in eastern Afghanistan last week.

In recent times, civilian casualties have increased owing to Taliban suicide bombings and Afghan forces strike at terrorist hideouts.

The strike has come at the time when the Taliban has escalated its offensive in the war-torn nation following the collapse of US Taliban peace talks.

This also comes as elections in Afghanistan are scheduled for later this month in which President Ashraf Ghani is seeking his second term.

Its fighters will intensify their campaigns against the Afghan government and foreign forces to dissuade people from voting in the September 28 election, Taliban warned.