Bangladesh, Sept. 21 -- At least 24 people, including children, were killed and six others were injured in a government airstrike in Northern Afghanistan on Saturday.

Two witnesses said most of those killed in Saturday's airstrikes, which struck the village of Sayed Ramazan in northern Kunduz province, were civilians.

The Khanabad district in the province where the village is located is Taliban-controlled, reports AP.

The Afghan Defense Ministry, however, said the airstrikes killed 30 Taliban fighters, but added an investigation was being made into claims that civilians were among those killed.

The airstrikes come as Taliban and government-appointed negotiators are meeting for the first time in Qatar to discuss the future of Afghanist...