The Commission for the "Return and Communications with Former Afghan Officials and Political Figures" reports that more than 30 former government officials, including military and political
The Commission for the "Return and Communications with Former Afghan Officials and Political Figures" reports that more than 30 former government officials, including military and political
Targeted Killings Increase in Afghanistan, Says US Watchdog
The Taliban and Deash have increased targeted assassinations outside of Kabul and that the Taliban attacks in the Afghan capital are on the rise, with increasing targeted killings of government officials, civil society leaders and journalists, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a report released on January 30.
“Five journalists were killed in the last two months of 2020, as well as a number of civil-society leaders,” the report says.
The report says that violence trends high levels of insurgent and extremist violence continued in Afghanistan this quarter despite renewed calls from US officials for all sides to reduce violence in an effort to advance the ongoing peace process between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
Kabul: 5 Killed in Targeted Attacks in 24 Hours
Five people were killed in targeted attacks in Kabul and two were wounded in attacks by armed robbers in less than 24 hours, according to security officials and sources.
The first incident occurred in the Afshar area in Kabul’s PD5 on Sunday evening, in which two security guards of the former election commission chief Yusuf Nuristani were killed, police confirmed.
Two civilians meanwhile were wounded in an attack by armed robbers in Kabul’s PD12 on Sunday evening.
On the same day, two residents of Paktia, who were civilians, were killed in the Shahrak-e-Amniat area in Kabul’s PD12.