Rockets targeted a base of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Friday, killing four civilians in eastern Afghan province of Paktika, saidan ISAF statement.
Insurgents fired rockets targeting an ISAF base in Zirok district of Paktika province. But the rockets landed in a field where local women and children were working, the statement said.
"The attack killed four, including a child," it said.
"Following the attack, ISAF responded with artillery fire directed at the enemy firing position," it added, "an investigation into the incident is ongoing."
However, it did not disclose if there is any casualty on ISAF.
Taliban insurgents who fighting against Afghan government and international troops have yet to make any comments.
Conflicts and spiraling insurgency have claimed the lives of over 38,00 people with around 1,445 civilians so far this year in the war-torn country.
Source:Xinhua
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