US Envoy Urges Swift End to Bloodshed
The US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in a series of tweets on Sunday reiterated his call on the Afghan warring parties to swiftly end the violence and agree to a political settlement to end the conflict as soon as possible. We condemn the ongoing high level of violence and we condemn all those who authorize and carry out such attacks across Afghanistan, creating terror and bloodshed, Khalilzad said.
Referring to the recent explosion in a religious gathering in Ghazni province, Khalilzad said both the Afghan government and the Taliban must respect the demands of the Afghan people and agree on a political settlement soon.
Explosion Targets Ghazni Gathering; 15 Killed: Interior Ministry
At least 15 civilians were killed and 20 more were wounded in an explosion at a gathering in Gelan district, Ghazni province, on Friday afternoon, the Interior Ministry Affairs says.
The explosives were loaded on a motorbike that was parked near a house in Agho Jan village in Gelan district where a group of people had gathered to attend a Quran recitation ceremony, the Interior Affairs Ministry’s spokesman Tariq Arian said.
The explosion comes amidst a sharp increase in violence in the country despite efforts to end the decades of conflicts through a political solution.
Bomb blast kills 15 in Afghanistan
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In Afghanistan, fifteen people were killed and over a dozen injured in a bomb blast in Gelaan district of Ghazni province on Friday.
According to Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman, the explosives were loaded on a motorbike that was parked near a house in Agho Jan village where people were gathered to attend a ceremony.
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