Afghan police arrive at the site of an explosion in a mosque in Kabul on Friday, causing multiple deaths and injuries, as the Taliban ramps up violence in the country. Photo: APAfghan police arrive at the site of an explosion in a mosque in Kabul on Friday, causing multiple deaths and injuries, as the Taliban ramps up violence in the country. Photo: AP
Afghan police arrive at the site of an explosion in a mosque in Kabul on Friday, causing multiple deaths and injuries, as the Taliban ramps up violence in the country. Photo: AP
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Taliban steps up attacks, killing or injuring over 400 Afghan forces in a week

  • Afghanistan’s interior ministry said the Taliban carried out 222 attacks against security forces in the last week alone
  • This comes after the government and Taliban signalled that they were getting closer to launching much delayed peace talks
Topic |   Afghanistan
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Updated: 11:21pm, 14 Jun, 2020

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Afghan police arrive at the site of an explosion in a mosque in Kabul on Friday, causing multiple deaths and injuries, as the Taliban ramps up violence in the country. Photo: APAfghan police arrive at the site of an explosion in a mosque in Kabul on Friday, causing multiple deaths and injuries, as the Taliban ramps up violence in the country. Photo: AP
Afghan police arrive at the site of an explosion in a mosque in Kabul on Friday, causing multiple deaths and injuries, as the Taliban ramps up violence in the country. Photo: AP
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