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Afghanistan
Afghanistan: 9 Killed in Security Incidents in 24 Hours
2021-04-20
[ToloNews] At least nine people were killed, including eight security force members and one civilian, and 18 more were maimed in security incidents in the last 24 hours, adding another layer to the concerns over increasing violence in the country.

Figures by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) reveal that 39 non-combatants were killed in violence and 40 more were maimed from April 10 to April 18.

The incidents occurred between Sunday evening and Monday morning.
In Ghazni, two security force members were killed and five more were maimed in a clash on the outskirts of the city of Ghazni on Sunday evening.

"The Arzo village witnesses festivities every night. I hope that further bloodshed stops in Ghazni and in the country to respect the Ramadan month," said Khaliqdad Akbari, a member of the provincial council in Ghazni.

The security incidents happened in Baghlan, Ghazni, Kunduz, Balkh, Parwan, Ghor and 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..

SECURITY INCIDENTS:
Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
 attack in Baghlan: two coppers killed, six maimed

Taliban attack in Kunduz: one army member killed

Taliban attack in Ghazni: one civilian, one security force member killed, five more maimed

Targeted attack in Balkh: army officer killed

Taliban attack in Parwan: two coppers maimed

Blast in Nangarhar: two maimed

Targeted attack in Nangarhar: NDS member killed

Blast in Nangarhar: three army members maimed

Taliban ambush in Ghor: two public uprising forces killed

The Defense Ministry said that the increase in Taliban attacks in some parts of the country is due to the start of their so-called spring offensive. The Taliban has not spoken about such a plan so far.
Posted by:trailing wife

#14  Body count not close to Chicago, et.al.
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-04-20 22:16  

#13  I have a very hard time no patience at all with all the "R2P" crap when the US government not only allows but encourages and abets child trafficking and exploitation at the border with Mexico and the destruction of US citizens' property in all the "peaceful protests."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-04-20 16:56  

#12  It's Afghanistan, Dubbya. No exposed women there.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-04-20 15:05  

#11  Then pick up a damned rifle and go help those exposed women. Not that he would ever dirty his hands, the bastard.
Posted by: Shiva Protector of the Hohlraums   2021-04-20 12:18  

#10  George W. Bush describes today's Republican Party as 'isolationist and nativist' and warns US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan will expose women to 'brutal' Taliban
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-04-20 11:18  

#9  Why do I have a sneaky suspicion Biden is quietly moving US assets into Ukraine?
Posted by: Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589   2021-04-20 10:27  

#8  O-butthole called Afghanistan "the good fight."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-04-20 10:25  

#7  Bush pretty much declared victory and started to leave and move the war to Iraq, where logistics were better, location more strategic, and chance of actually winning arguably higher. Then his opposition 'convinced' him that Afghanistan was the only acceptable war theatre so we stayed in both places.
Posted by: Glenmore   2021-04-20 10:13  

#6  To their credit, the command there reduced the US footprint and improved security quite a bit from the peak of the early Obama years. From 2009-2012 we lost an average of about 350 soldiers a year there. During the Trump years, we lost about 20 per year.

The command thought the continued presence would help them improve the Afghan forces.

What remains to be seen is whether the Afghan Govt can survive on its own.

Posted by: Lord Garth   2021-04-20 09:44  

#5   and Trump (despite his call to yank troops out of that place...what took him so long?).

The generals not only dragged their feet but actively lied to President Trump about the situation over there and what it would take to close down operations — and snickered about it, to their media friends, Clem dear.
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-04-20 09:25  

#4  In the words of Agent 86, "missed it by THAT much!"
Posted by: Clem   2021-04-20 05:58  

#3  Walmart, Depot, Target, bringing democracy to AFG takes time, but we were SO CLOSE !
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-04-20 00:29  

#2  Countless troops' deaths, maimings, and mental problems could have been prevented by Dubya, Obama, and Trump (despite his call to yank troops out of that place...what took him so long?).
Posted by: Clem   2021-04-20 00:23  

#1  Our troops are supposed to be out by May via a Trump plan. Slow Joe extended that to Sept 11. Any dead US troops between May and September could easily have been prevented and those deaths at the hands of the Taliban will be enabled by Biden who according to NYT ignored the Generals on this.
Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454   2021-04-20 00:20  

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