Moscow is demanding a thorough investigation of NATO-led coalition airstrikes in the Afghan provinces of Helmand and Paktia and bring those responsible to justice, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 03rd December, 2018) Moscow is demanding a thorough investigation of NATO-led coalition airstrikes in the Afghan provinces of Helmand and Paktia and bring those responsible to justice, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.According to the ministry, airstrikes in Helmand have recently killed at least 23 and wounded three civilians, while coalition's military actions�in Paktia killed eight and wounded four civilians, bringing the number of similar incident to at least five in the second half of November.
"The situation causes deep concern ... Such a criminal lack of professionalism raises serious questions about the activities of NATO troops in Afghanistan. As far as we can see, the observed increase in casualties is directly related to the previously announced US decision to intensify its military activity in Afghanistan," the ministry said in a statement.
"We demand that a thorough investigation of the above-mentioned incidents should be carried out and those responsible should be brought to justice," the ministry stressed.
