KABUL (SW) – The Office of the National Security Council said on Saturday that at least 46 civilians got killed and 93 more got wounded in the Taliban attacks in the past week.
According to the ONSC spokesman, Javed Faisal, the insurgents staged more than 400 attacks in this period. “Violence has not decreased! Taliban killed 46 civilians and wounded 93 in 401 terrorist activities in just one week. Peace requires commitment and will, which aren’t visible in the actions of the Taliban”, he tweeted.
The Taliban have not commented in this regard.
Meanwhile, Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, has expressed concerns over surging violence in Afghanistan. He was speaking at a virtual talk on “Afghanistan’s Peaceful fitire: Support from Central Asia” along with Ambassador of Afghanistan to the U.S. Roya Rahmani, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the U.S. Javlon Vakhabov and Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the U.S. Erzhan Kazykhanov. The event was organized by U.S. Institute of Peace on Friday
Khalilzad said violence and civilian casualties in Afghanistan have reduced in comparison to the past year.
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