(Last Updated On: February 21, 2021)
A blast targeted a police ranger-type vehicle close to Baraki square in PD4 of Kabul city at 4:22 pm Sunday.
Police said “terrorists” have detonated a roadside mine in the area.
Police stated that at least two people – a policeman and a street worker child – were killed and five others wounded in the explosion.
A woman and two children were also among the wounded individuals, police said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Meanwhile, an explosion happened Sunday morning in PD1 of Lashkargah city, capital of southern Helmand province.
Local officials confirmed that one person and 10 civilians were wounded in an explosion.
Afghan Ministry of Interior says that at least 186 alleged corrupt policemen and customs officials have been dismissed. According to the Ministry, cases of
MPs Report Progress in Disputed Points on Budget
Lawmakers on Saturday said the parliament and government officials have agreed on most of the disputed points on the national budget for the current fiscal year.
However, one of the disputed points that have impeded progress is the allocation of massive funds to the High Council for National Reconciliation led by Abdullah Abdullah for which 800 million Afs ($10 million), lawmakers said.
Mir Afghan Safi, head of the finance and budget committee of the House, said those government entities led by voted-out ministers will not be funded in the third budget draft.
“When we have the State Ministry for Peace Affairs and a 21-member delegation in Doha, then what is the need for the High Council for National Reconciliation?” Safi asked.
(Last Updated On: February 17, 2021)
Russian Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Wednesday that Moscow would like all parties to the conflict in Afghanistan to agree to an inclusive and transitional coalition government.
Answering a question about the Taliban’s alleged agenda to take complete control of Afghanistan, the Russian envoy told Sputnik in an interview that it would be a bad scenario if the Taliban insisted on such an approach; however, he said, Russia believes that it would be good if there was a transitional coalition government in place in which the Taliban had political status.
“In the first phase – there is a need for the establishment of a transitional coalition government which could be able to lead and control both parties – later, there is a need to form a new government to help resolve the problems,” said Kabulov.
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Afghanistan: At Least 10 People Killed And Several Injured In Separate Attacks
At least 10 members of the security forces were killed and 11 others were injured in separate attacks in Sar-e-Pul and Uruzgan provinces.
At least 10 members of the security forces were killed and 11 others were injured in separate attacks in Sar-e-Pul and Uruzgan provinces, TOLO News reported citing local officials. Asadullah Khuram, a member of the provincial council said that the first incident took place when the Taliban attacked a security outpost in the Gosfandi district in Sar-e-Pul province. He said, “six Taliban were also killed in the clash”.