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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.
21 Apr 2021 - 14:59
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A suicide bomber who wanted to attack a mosque in eastern Nangarhar has been captured by National Directorate of Security (NDS) forces, a statement said on Wednesday.
The Nangarhar provincial media office in a statement said Ahmad, a resident of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, intended to carry out a suicide attack.
The alleged bomber had received training in Lawarkai Madrasa and planned to conduct a suicide attack in a mosque in Shinwari district.
But he was captured in limits of seventh Jalalabad police district before reaching his target, the statement said.
The statement also said NDS personnel arrested a fraudster named IjazulHaq who had taken 22,000 afs from an entity using fake identity.
Afghanistan: Weekly Humanitarian Update (12 - 18 April 2021)
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South: Fighting continued with civilian displacement
During the reporting period, fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued with reported improvised explosive device (IED) detonations in Kandahar, Hilmand, Uruzgan and Zabul provinces.
In Kandahar province, the security situation was calm compared to last week but sporadic armed clashes were reported. IED clearance started in Arghandab district and 1,919 devices were defused in Bobar, Tabin, Barat Qalacha and Nagahan villages. Despite ongoing IED clearing operations, four civilians were injured by detonations in three different incidents during the reporting period. The threat of IEDs resulted in the temporary closure of three health facilities in Arghandab district.