UNICEF has said that children “are not and should never be a target,” following Monday night’s airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Khost and Kunar provinces that killed at least 10 civilians.

The UN agency stressed that children must be protected from all forms of harm.

In a post on X on Wednesday, 26 November, UNICEF offered condolences to the families of the victims. According to UN reporting, at least 10 civilians were killed and six others wounded in the attacks.