Five members of one family killed in Taliban attack in Afghanistan

KABUL- 5 August 2017: At least five civilians all belonging to one family were killed in Taliban attack in central Logar province of Afghanistan, according to Khama Press.

According to the local government officials, the incident took place late on Thursday night in the vicinity of Alwazi area in the provincial of Pul-e-Alam.

The officials further added that the insurgents launched an attack on the Afghan security forces on Thursday night and some of the bullets landed inside a residential house, leaving at least five of a family dead.

At least four of those killed in the attack were children, the officials said, adding that the remaining bullets landed in a mosque which partially damaged the building of the mosque.