Taliban mortar strikes kill eight civilians in Ghazni

At least eight civilians, all women and children, were killed and seven others wounded when three mortar rounds fired by the Taliban militants struck Nawabad neighborhood, a densely populated residential area in Ghazni city, according to a local official.

The deadly incident took place on Sunday, November 08, around 05:00 PM in PD6 of Ghazni city, capital city of the southern Ghazni province, said Wahidullah Jumazadah, spokesperson for Ghazni governor.