FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) Two people have been killed and three others injured in an avalanche that hit a village in Raghistan district of Afgha
Two people were killed and three others injured in an avalanche that hit a village in Raghistan district of Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, an official said on Saturday.The avalanche took place in Sar Asyab area late Friday following a .
10 ANA Members Killed in Taliban Attack in Balkh
At least 10 members of Afghan National Army (ANA) were killed and three more were wounded in a Taliban attack in the northern province of Balkh on Monday night, local sources said on Tuesday.
The attack took place on an outpost in Sar Asyab village of the Chimtal district of Balkh province, the sources said, adding that “five other security force members were taken hostage by the Taliban.”
Local officials have not commented on the attack.
Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
23 ANDSF Killed in Taliban Attacks, Security Incidents
At least 23 members of the Afghan security forces have been killed and dozens more were wounded in multiple Taliban attacks on the first day of Ramadan.
The attacks were carried out in Balkh, Badakhshan, Logar, Baghlan and Takhar provinces.
Ten soldiers were killed in Balkh, three in Logar, six in Baghlan, one in Takhar and three in Badakhshan.
Religious scholars said that the continuation of war in Afghanistan, particularly during Ramadan, is against Islamic principles.
Meanwhile, President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR), in separate messages for Ramandan called on the Taliban to stop war and agree to a ceasefire.