... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name...
s that have gone unclaimed have raised questions among Afghans who say it will undermine the ongoing peace efforts in the country.
The Interior Affairs Ministry has blamed Taliban
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for the attacks, but the group has not grabbed credit for the incidents and has rejected involvement in some of them.
On Tuesday, Kabul, Zabul and Khost witnessed deadly attacks for which no group grabbed credit. At least five non-combatants were killed in Khost, eight in Zabul and five in Kabul, according to local officials.
Taliban committed in their deal with the United States to avoid attacks on big cities. The Khost attack, carried out by seven attackers with three explosive-laden vehicles targeting a police special unit, was similar to those carried out by the Taliban as analysts put it, but the group did not claim responsibility for the attack.
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"Some people see their interest in war and destruction," said Abdul Yamin Muzzaffaruddin, former governor of Maidan Wardak.
Afghan security agencies attribute most of these attacks to the Taliban. In most cases, however, the Taliban has denied involvement in the attacks.
"The Taliban has always caused civilian casualties by their explosions, roadside kaboomings and car kabooms," said Tariq Arian, front man for the Ministry of Interior Affairs.
"Some attacks were staged against us and we had the right to defend them, so we defended ourselves," said Mohammad Naeem, front man for the Taliban’s political office in Doha.
Recently the Ministry of Interior Affairs said that the Taliban had formed a 100-member team of assailants to carry out assassinations in cities. In response the Taliban said that the team was assigned to target only employees of security agencies.