By PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 20, 2020 KABUL, Afghanistan A large car bomb exploded in the Afghan capital Sunday, killing at least nine people and wounding 20 others, the country’s Interior Minister said. The blast adds to the near daily attacks seen in Kabul since the Taliban and government started peace talks in September, and comes as the U.S. remains on course to reduce the number of American troops in the country to the lowest level since the beginning of the war. The Sunday morning attack occurred in a western neighborhood of the city and appeared to target parliamentarian Khan Mohammad Wardak, Interior Minister Massoud Andarabi told reporters.
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Afghan officials say at least 13 police officers have been killed in an attack on a security checkpoint in the northern province of Baghlan.
Three more police officers were wounded in a separate attack on a checkpoint in the same province.
Both attacks occurred in areas of the provincial capital, Pul-e Khumri, on December 16.
No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, although local officials blamed the Taliban.
Since September, the Afghan government and Taliban militants have been holding peace talks in Qatar aimed at ending decades of war.
Despite the peace talks, violence in Afghanistan has continued unabated. There are regular clashes in various parts of the country and bomb and rocket attacks in the capital, Kabul.