At least four Afghan security force members, including a commander, have been killed and seven critically injured in blasts in eastern and southern provinces, officials say, adding that three civilians were injured in the east.
No armed group immediately claimed responsibility for the three attacks, which come amid a surge in violence in Afghanistan as clashes intensify between government forces and Taliban fighters.
A string of near-daily roadside bombings in recent weeks has killed government officials, judges, journalists and activists.
The bloodshed comes as United States-brokered peace talks in Qatar between the Taliban and representatives of the Afghan government have staggered in recent months.
Four Afghan security members, including commander killed in Afghanistan blasts
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Saturday Feb 13, 2021
KABUL: At least four Afghan security force members, including a commander, were killed and seven were critically injured in multiple attacks in eastern and southern provinces of Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said.
No militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the three attacks, which come amid an upsurge in violence in Afghanistan as clashes intensify between government forces and Taliban insurgents.
A string of near-daily roadside bombings in recent weeks has killed government officials, judges, journalists and activists.
The bloodshed comes as US-brokered peace talks in Qatar between the Taliban and representatives of the Afghan government have staggered in recent months.
Five Policemen Killed in Kunar Explosion: Official
Five police force members were killed in an explosion on their vehicle in Chapa Dara district in Kunar province on Friday night, a provincial council member Din Mohammad said.
He said that Feroz, the commander of a reinforcement company of police, was also killed in the blast that happened in Chapa Dara district.
This comes as a car bomb attack targeted a security forces outpost in Arghandab district in the southern province of Kandahar on Saturday morning, leaving seven police force members wounded, the provincial police chief Farid Mashal said.
He said that a school and a number of nearby houses were damaged in the car bomb attack.
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At least four Afghan security force members, including a commander, have been killed and seven critically injured in blasts in eastern and southern provinces, officials say, adding that three civilians were injured in the east.
No armed group immediately claimed responsibility for the three attacks, which come amid a surge in violence in Afghanistan as clashes intensify between government forces and Taliban fighters.
A string of near-daily roadside bombings in recent weeks has killed government officials, judges, journalists and activists.
The bloodshed comes as United States-brokered peace talks in Qatar between the Taliban and representatives of the Afghan government have staggered in recent months.
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