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Two children were killed and three others wounded when a mortar hit their house on Sunday night in Baraki Barak district of Logar province, a security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told ArianaNews
According to the source the mortar was fired by ANDSF.
However, residents in the area said that three civilians were killed and six others wounded in the incident.
Afghan forces have not commented.
This comes after Abdul Zahir, Police Chief of Laghman’s Dawlat Shah District, was killed accidentally by Afghan forces’ artillery fire on Sunday afternoon, Laghman governor said.
Laghman Governor Rahmatullah Yarmal told Ariana News that the Afghan forces were targeting Taliban strongholds but due to a “technical issue a mortar shell hit the position of the police commander in the area.”
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Pakistan’s Foreign Office said on Monday it has conveyed its serious concerns over “irresponsible statements and baseless allegations” made by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani last week.
The backlash was sparked by Ghani’s comments to Germany’s weekly news magazine Der Spiegel last week, where he said peace was largely now up to Pakistan, who still harbors the Taliban.
Ghani said: “It is first and foremost a matter of getting Pakistan on board. The US now plays only a minor role. The question of peace or hostility is now in Pakistani hands.”
“The Taliban receive logistics there, their finances are there and recruitment is there. The names of the various decision-making bodies of the Taliban are Quetta Shura, Miramshah Shura and Peshawar Shura – named after the Pakistani cities where they are located. There is a deep relationship with the state.”
After receiving intense backlash for publicly castigating Pakistani diplomats abroad, Prime Minister Imran Khan retracted his criticism of their performance, sa
Imran Khan retracts criticism of foreign diplomats after widespread backlash ANI | Updated: May 13, 2021 07:44 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): After receiving intense backlash for publicly castigating Pakistani diplomats abroad, Prime Minister Imran Khan retracted his criticism of their performance, saying that they are doing a great job. The foreign service has done a wonderful job as far as diplomacy is concerned, he said at a programme, reported Dawn.
Khan had last Wednesday in a video conference with Pakistani envoys lashed out at the foreign service officers for not serving the expatriate community well and harbouring a colonial mindset.
His statements came after the suspension of former ambassador to Saudi Arabia Raja Ali Ejaz and recall of six diplomats from the embassy in Riyadh over community complaints.
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THE Chinese have elephantine memories. They may forgive their foes but they never forget their friends. This explains the cordial welcome extended on May 5 by the Chinese ambassador Nong Rong to the Leader of the Opposition Mr Shehbaz Sharif so soon after his release from official custody.
He spoke of Shehbaz Sharif’s “Punjab speed” fame in China and lauded “Shehbaz’s hard work as Punjab chief minister [as] very impressive and praiseworthy”. Then, the ambassador invited him to attend the centenary celebrations of the Chinese Communist Party in July, telling the reporters and the government: “Beijing does not forget its friends.”