A mortar shell hit a taxi in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Sunday, killing no less than 5 civilians, together with two youngsters, an Afghan official mentioned.
Provincial police spokesman Jamal Nasser Barekzai blamed the Taliban for the assault, though the militants denied accountability.
Both the Taliban and the federal government often blame one another for assaults on civilians within the capital Kabul and elsewhere. Perpetrators are hardly ever recognized, and the general public is never knowledgeable of the outcomes of investigations into violence.
The warfare between the Taliban and Afghanistan’s nationwide safety and protection forces has intensified over the previous few months, as US and NATO troops full their withdrawal from the war-torn nation. After capturing smaller administrative districts up to now months, the Taliban at the moment are making an attempt to seize provincial capitals.
Afghan Armed Forces spokesman General Ajmal Omar Shinwari advised a information convention on Sunday that three provinces in southern and western Afghanistan are dealing with critical safety conditions. He mentioned the military was making an attempt to cease the Taliban motion in Helmand province.
There have been a number of assaults in southern Kandahar – the birthplace of the Taliban – in addition to in Helmand and Herat provinces.
Helmand provincial council chief Ataullah Afghan mentioned the Taliban elevated their forces within the provincial capital Lashar Gah on Sunday, confirming that rebels now management town’s seventh district.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
