At least 11 civilians have been killed and 13 others wounded in 4 separate bombings in Afghanistan on Thursday, hours after a three-day ceasefire started throughout the nation to mark the Muslim competition of Eid al-Fitr, native officers stated.
Although there have been no studies of direct combating between Taliban insurgents and authorities forces as they observe the non permanent ceasefire, roadside bombs continued to inflict casualties on civilians.
A roadside bomb struck a automotive within the Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province, killing 5 civilians, together with a lady and youngsters, stated Jamal Naser Barekzai a spokesman for the provincial police.
In one other incident, two kids have been killed and three adults wounded when a roadside bomb exploded beneath a taxi within the Maiwand district of the identical province, Barekzai added.
In northern Kunduz province, a sticky bomb hooked up to a civilian automotive exploded, killing two civilians and wounding 10 extra, stated Enhamuddin Rahmani, a spokesman for the province’s police chief.
Two civilians have been additionally killed by a roadside bomb in central Ghazni province, officers stated.
The three-day ceasefire introduced by the Taliban and heeded by the federal government comes at a time when violence has sharply escalated throughout Afghanistan following Washington’s announcement final month of plans to drag out all U.S. troops by Sept. 11.
Afghan safety forces had mounted an operation to retake a Taliban-held district exterior the capital Kabul in neighbouring Wardak province on Wednesday nevertheless it was halted to look at the ceasefire.
A day earlier, Taliban insurgents had killed or captured some authorities troopers and compelled others to retreat after storming the district of Nerkh, lower than an hour’s drive from Kabul.
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