Rocket attack kills 12 civilians in Afghanistan's Faryab province

At least 12 civilians were reportedly killed in a rocket attack in Afghanistan's Faryab province, local officials said on Saturday.

Tolo News quoted local officials as saying that children and women were among the victims, who were killed after a rocket hit a village in Dawolat Abad district on Friday.

No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.