Bloodiest week in Afghanistan in 19 years

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    afghanistan:https://www.voanews.com/usa/afghan-security-forces-suffer-bloodiest-week-19-years
    Afghan Security Forces Suffer Bloodiest Week in 19 Years
    By Ayesha Tanzeem
    June 22, 2020
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    ISLAMABAD – Afghanistan’s security forces have suffered their bloodiest week so far in the 19-year-old Afghan war.

    The Afghanistan’s National Security Council said 291 members of Afghan National and Defense Security Forces (ANDSF) were killed and 550 others wounded in multiple Taliban attacks last week.

    “Taliban carried out 422 attacks in 32 provinces, martyring 291 ANDSF members and wounding 550 others. Taliban’s commitment to reduce violence is meaningless, and their actions inconsistent with their rhetoric on peace,” tweeted Javid Faisal, a spokesman for the NSC.

    The NSC statement also said that at least 42 civilians, including women and children, were killed and 105 others were wounded in the violence Taliban committed across 18 provinces in the past week.

    The statement comes at a time when hopes are high for the start of intra-Afghan negotiations, a term used for negotiations between the Taliban and a representative group of other Afghans including the government, political factions, and civil society activists….see link

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