At least 28 civilians have been killed and injured in separate attacks by the Taliban over the past 24 hours in Afghanistan’s two provinces, officials said Saturday.
In northern Faryab province, 14 civilians were killed and injured in three separate attacks, said Karim Yorish, a spokesman for provincial police.
11 civilians were killed and injured in firing in Kohi village of Qaisar district. A roadside bomb killed one child and wounded another in Almar district. A 70-year-old man was shot dead in Sufi village of Qaisar district, the official said.
Meanwhile in Ghazni, one civilian was killed while 13 others were wounded when militants fired a rocket at Shaliz and Arz villages in the provincial capital, also Ghazni, said Tariq Aryan, a spokesman for Interior Ministry.
Nine of the casualties were members of one family, he said.
