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2021-04-02 Afghanistan
305 Afghans Killed in Targeted Attacks, Explosions in Past Month
[ToloNews] Data collected by TOLOnews shows that at least 305 Afghans were killed and 350 others were maimed in a series of explosions and assassinations in the past one month.

Based on the TOLOnews findings, there has been a 20 percent increase in the number of explosions and assassinations in the country in March compared to February.
Twenty per cent is a big jump.
These are the statistics which are shared with the media, however, according to the security sources, the casualties of war are much higher than this figure and each day there are about 20 to 30 fatalities among Afghan cops.

According to TOLOnews data, most of the attacks are reported in Kabul, Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
, Kandahar, Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
, Balkh and Ghazni provinces.

"The Taliban
...Arabic for students...
are carrying out these attacks, they claim some of them and deny some others. Overall, the responsibility lies on the shoulders of the Taliban," said Rahmatullah Andar, a front man for the National Security Council.

In February, the casualties were around 264 deaths and 278 injuries.
Posted by trailing wife 2021-04-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [21 views ]  Top
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