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2020-02-29 Afghanistan
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21 Soldiers, 9 Civilians Killed Since Start of RIV: Afghan Govt
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[ToloNews] At least 21 security force members and nine non-combatants were killed in twelve provinces--and 49 others were maimed--since the start of the reduction in violence plan that began on February 22, according to Afghan government numbers.
According to the Ministry of Interior, on Friday, the seventh and last day of the reduction in violence period, Taliban
 ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
Death Eaters launched attacks on three Afghan forces checkpoints in Kapisa, Laghman
...Afghan province with a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for Laghman .The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a repution for great wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin. He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property. After that it was mostly notable for the production of dirt, rocks, and holy men...
and Badakhshan provinces, which resulted in the killing of at least one member of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) and the wounding of three others.
Also, in the northern province of Badakhshan, a local commander of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) was maimed as a result of a roadside mine explosion in Baharak district. But there are no reports about what group planted the bomb.
Saydabad district of Maidan Wardak province, one of the least secure areas, has been peaceful since the reduction in violence plan began. People in the district say that the past week has brought new hopes for them.
According to the residents, except for the center of Saydabad district, the district is controlled by the Taliban.
"People are doing well in terms of business in the past two or three days, there is no problem now between the Taliban and the government forces," said Naqibullah, a resident of Saydabad district.
"We are very happy now-- the telecom services are working, roads are opened--I wish that peace was restored forever," said Sayed Ahmad, a resident of Saydabad.
This comes after Kabul witnessed a couple of security incidents over the past few days.
"We want a peace in which there are no more casualties among our people," said Jawed, a resident in Kabul. 
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