Taliban attacks rising despite international efforts for peace
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April 21, 2021
KABUL: Despite not officially announcing a spring fighting season, the Taliban has increased attacks in various regions of the country including the strategic areas of Kandahar in the south, Balkh in the north, Herat in the west and Nangarhar in the east.
Meanwhile, military analysts attributed the surge in violence by the Taliban to the group’s attempt to pressurise the Afghan government, and to gain leverage in the peace process. Statistics indicate that at least 16 security force members have been killed and 14 more wounded as a result of Taliban attacks in the past 24 hours.
Taliban Attacks Rising Despite Intl Efforts for Peace
Despite not officially announcing a spring fighting season, the Taliban has increased attacks in various regions of the country including the strategic areas of Kandahar in the south, Balkh in the north, Herat in the west and Nangarhar in the east.
Meanwhile, military analysts attributed the surge in violence by the Taliban to the group s attempt to pressure the Afghan government, and to gain leverage in the peace process.
Statistics indicate that at least 16 security force members have been killed and 14 more wounded as a result of Taliban attacks in the past 24 hours.
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Kabul: Security personnel inspect the site of a bomb attack on Saturday. AP
KABUL: A series of explosions hit the Afghan capital on Saturday morning, killing at least four people including two police officers, officials said.
The deaths were caused by a sticky bomb attached to a police vehicle detonated in western Kabul, police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said. The explosion wounded two civilians.
Two other police officers were wounded when a bomb attached to their car exploded earlier on Saturday in southern Kabul, Faramarz said.
Maooma Jafari, deputy spokeswoman for the health ministry, said that four corpses and four wounded people were taken to hospital following the two explosions.