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19 Civilians Killed, 45 Wounded Since Start of Talks: Watchdog
[ToloNews] The findings of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) indicate that in the first week since the start of the peace talks in Doha, 19 non-combatants were killed and 45 were maimed as a result of the conflictThe commission said that civilian casualties are unacceptable amid the efforts for peace in Doha. "Between September 12 and September 19, 64 non-combatants were killed and maimed in various regions of the country," said Zabiullah Farhang, a front man for the AIHRC. Afghan security sources have said that the scale of violence has expanded to 24 provinces of the country since the start of the Afghan negotiations in Doha on September 12. A hint that a peace negotiation that isn’t complete government surrender is not what the Taliban have in mind. "The violence continues and sometimes the scale of violence increases; the increase in violence has no justification," said Rasoul Talib, a member of the peace negotiating team representing the Islamic Theocratic Republicof Afghanistan. According to the Afghan security agencies, an average of 30 members of the Afghan cops are being killed on daily basis. On September 22, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said that its findings indicate that at least 98 non-combatants were killed and 230 others were maimed in Taliban  ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...attacks in 24 provinces in the last two weeks as violence increases in the country amid the ongoing peace efforts. But the Taliban rejected these numbers, saying that the government’s major operations in nine provinces have increased the conflicts with the group. Posted by: trailing wife 2020-09-27 |
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