Funeral Held in Kunar for Mother and Child Killed in Pakistani Airstrike in Nuristan
KUNAR, Afghanistan (Afghan Verified) -- A funeral ceremony took place in Kunar province for a female doctor and her four-year-old child, who were killed in a Pakistani airstrike on their vehicle in Kamdesh district of Nuristan province on the first day of Eid.
The vehicle fell into a river following the strike. Local residents and security forces recovered the bodies, which were then handed over to the family in Kunar.
The family of the victims called on the international community to hold Pakistan accountable for targeting Afghan civilians. The attack occurred one day after Pakistan agreed to a temporary ceasefire during the Eid holidays.
The Afghan Ministry of Defense issued a warning regarding the consequences of continued ceasefire violations by the Pakistani military.
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