Kabul [Afghanistan], November 24 (ANI): As many as 17 people have been killed and more than 50 people were injured in two explosions in Afghanistan‘s Bamiyan city, which is one of the most secure provinces, on Tuesday.
Citing local officials, TOLO News reported that the explosions happened in a local market in the city of Bamiyan, the center of Bamiyan province.
Till now, no group has claimed responsibility for the blasts.
This is the first time that such explosions are happening in the province as Bamiyan is one of the most secure provinces and is visited by thousands of tourists every year, TOLO News said.
This comes amid President Ashraf Ghani, during the meeting on Regional Cooperation on Afghanistan, reiterating that a strong regional consensus is essential to create sustainable peace.
Speaking on the measures that will help Afghanistan, the President further said, “Taking advantage of the consensus among regional leaders on the centrality of regional cooperation and connectivity, develop a process and a strategy for political consensus on cooperation and support for peace and prosperity in Afghanistan and an investment program to enhance regional connectivity.” (ANI)
6 security personnel killed in Afghanistan’s Baghlan, Nimroz
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 23 (ANI): At least six security force personnel were killed while 12 more were wounded in separate Taliban attacks in Baghlan and Nimroz provinces on Sunday, Tolo News reported.
The incident took place last night on Baghlan-Kunduz Highway in Baghlan-e-Markzai district while the security forces were on their way from Kunduz to Kabul.
The Taliban attacked a convoy of the government forces in the northern province of Baghlan in which three soldiers were killed and six more were wounded.
“Some army vehicles were damaged in the clashes after the ambush,” Tolo News quoted officials.
In another incident, the Taliban attacked a security outpost in Chakhansoor district, Nimroz province where three policemen were killed and six more were wounded.
However, provincial council members said, nine policemen were killed in the attack, and “the Taliban has taken the equipment of the outpost with them,” Tolo further reported.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the Baghlan attack but it has not commented on Nimroz attack yet. (ANI)
Six killed, Taliban camp destroyed in airstrike in North Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Six Taliban terrorists were killed and four others wounded after the Afghan Air Force (AAF) struck a Taliban camp in a remote area in the country’s northern Balkh province, the military said on Tuesday.
“The precise airstrike was conducted by AAF based on a confirmed intelligence report in Zari district at 12:45 pm Monday. The Taliban camp used as a control and command center was destroyed by the sortie,” Army’s Corps 209 Shaheen based in the region said in a statement.
The Afghan National Defence and Security Forces have been continuing cleanup operations across Afghanistan since early this year as daily violence and clashes remain in the country.
They remain in control of most of Afghanistan‘s population centres and all of 34 provincial capitals, but Taliban terrorists control large portions of rural areas, staging coordinated large-scale attacks against Afghan cities and districts from time to time.
The terror group has not responded to the report so far. (ANI/Xinhua)
