KABUL, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 36 people, including three civilians, were killed, due to continued fighting in Afghanistan, in a single day on Saturday, officials said.
In the latest violent incident, three civilians were killed, as a roadside bomb struck a car in Ziarat village of Ab Kamari district, in western Badghis province, Saturday afternoon, provincial police chief, Mohammad Mahfoz Walizada, confirmed.
The official blamed Taliban insurgents for the deadly blast, saying, the armed group often organises roadside bombings to terrorise people.
A similar bomb explosion claimed the life of a police chief of Nawbahar district in southern Zabul province, Saturday morning, provincial government spokesman, Gul Islam Sayal, said.
Afghan fighter jets, according to army spokesman in the northern region, Mohammad Hanif Rezai, bombarded a Taliban gathering in Wali Abad village, of restive Dawlat Abad district, Balkh province at 08:30 a.m. local time Saturday, killing 30 insurgents and wounding several others.
Clashes between security forces and Taliban fighters, on a road linking northern Takhar province to neighbouring Kunduz province, killed three militants and injured five others on Saturday, provincial government spokesman, Mohammad Jawad Hajari, confirmed.
The Afghan government accused the Taliban of intensifying attacks elsewhere in the country, including cities and highways.
However, Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, rejected the claim, saying, the armed group reduced its offensives to 40 percent, since inking the so-called peace deal with the United States in Feb, in Doha, to facilitate the intra-Afghan dialogue.
The fight between Afghan government and Taliban, usually gets momentum in spring and summer, commonly known as the “fighting seasons” among Afghans.– NNN-AGENCIES
