Three killed, 10 injured in rocket explosions in Kabul
By Web Deskupdated : 2 months ago
KABUL: 21, NOVEMBER, 2020: At least three people were killed and 10 others injured in rocket attacks in the Afghan capital, Kabul early on Saturday.
According to a foreign news agency, the two rocket explosions occurred in densely populated regions of Kabul, targeted Kabul's Chehel Satoon and Arzaan Qeemat.
The explosions come ahead of a meeting between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and negotiators from the Taliban and the Afghan government the Gulf state of Qatar.
Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz confirmed "multiple rockets" had been struck. Several photos were shared on social media that showed damage to an external wall at a large medical complex.
So far, no group has taken the responsibility for the blasts.
It is to be noted that, earlier, on November 17, at least 12 police personnel were killed in attack in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province. According to Afghan media, the Taliban attacked in Jorum district of Badakhshan.
A few days ago, a car bomb in Afghanistan's Faryab Province killed four policemen and injured 20 others. According to Afghan media, the blast took place outside the police headquarters in Almar district. The director of Kandahar's public health department said the wounded included both soldiers and civilians.
Earlier, an airstrike in Afghanistan's Takhar Province killed 12 people and injured 14. According to Afghan media, the airstrike was carried out on a madrassa in Baharak district.
A stampede outside the Pakistani consulate in the Afghan city of Jalalabad killed 15 people, including women.
In the past six months, the Taliban carried out 53 suicide attacks and 1,250 explosions that left 1,210 civilians dead and 2,500 wounded, interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said this week.
Violent attacks in Afghanistan surged by 50 percent over recent months even as the Kabul government and the Taliban launched unprecedented peace talks in September.
Little progress has been made in meetings between Afghan government negotiators and the Taliban since the talks started on September 12, with negotiations stalled over the basic framework of talks and an agenda still undecided. Both sides have routinely accused each other of upping hostilities and killing civilians.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the US envoy who negotiated a separate deal with the Taliban in February, has repeatedly warned that "continued high levels of violence can threaten the peace process and the agreement and the core understanding that there is no military solution" to the Afghan conflict. (04)
Three killed, 10 injured in rocket explosions in Kabul
By Web Deskupdated : 2 months ago
KABUL: 21, NOVEMBER, 2020: At least three people were killed and 10 others injured in rocket attacks in the Afghan capital, Kabul early on Saturday.
According to a foreign news agency, the two rocket explosions occurred in densely populated regions of Kabul, targeted Kabul's Chehel Satoon and Arzaan Qeemat.
The explosions come ahead of a meeting between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and negotiators from the Taliban and the Afghan government the Gulf state of Qatar.
Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz confirmed "multiple rockets" had been struck. Several photos were shared on social media that showed damage to an external wall at a large medical complex.
So far, no group has taken the responsibility for the blasts.
It is to be noted that, earlier, on November 17, at least 12 police personnel were killed in attack in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province. According to Afghan media, the Taliban attacked in Jorum district of Badakhshan.
A few days ago, a car bomb in Afghanistan's Faryab Province killed four policemen and injured 20 others. According to Afghan media, the blast took place outside the police headquarters in Almar district. The director of Kandahar's public health department said the wounded included both soldiers and civilians.
Earlier, an airstrike in Afghanistan's Takhar Province killed 12 people and injured 14. According to Afghan media, the airstrike was carried out on a madrassa in Baharak district.
A stampede outside the Pakistani consulate in the Afghan city of Jalalabad killed 15 people, including women.
In the past six months, the Taliban carried out 53 suicide attacks and 1,250 explosions that left 1,210 civilians dead and 2,500 wounded, interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said this week.
Violent attacks in Afghanistan surged by 50 percent over recent months even as the Kabul government and the Taliban launched unprecedented peace talks in September.
Little progress has been made in meetings between Afghan government negotiators and the Taliban since the talks started on September 12, with negotiations stalled over the basic framework of talks and an agenda still undecided. Both sides have routinely accused each other of upping hostilities and killing civilians.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the US envoy who negotiated a separate deal with the Taliban in February, has repeatedly warned that "continued high levels of violence can threaten the peace process and the agreement and the core understanding that there is no military solution" to the Afghan conflict. (04)
