Four Afghans are among those who were killed in Friday’s attack on coal miners in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, Kabul confirmed.
A total of 20 miners were killed in the attack by unidentified gunmen in Duki district of Balochistan province.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) in a statement strongly condemned the attack and called on the government of Pakistan to take “necessary actions” to prevent such “unfortunate incidents” in the future.
It added that the Consulate General of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) in Quetta had been directed to provide necessary assistance to ensure the repatriation of the Afghan victims’ bodies to Afghanistan.