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33 civilians killed or wounded in past 48 hours in Kandahar
At least 33 civilians killed or wounded in past 48 hours in clashes in Kandahar province, local officials said on Sunday.
Officials at the Mirwais regional hospital in Kandahar said seven bodies and 26 injured people had been taken to the hospital.
“Besides from Daman and Arghandab districts, the victims are also brought from PD6, PD7, PD8, PD9 and PD13 of Kandahar city,” health officials said.
The injured include
women and children, officials said.
Currently, government forces and the Taliban are fighting in PD6, PD7, PD8 and PD9 of Kandahar city.
Earlier, Rohullah Akhundzada, the governor of Kandahar, said the districts of Kandahar province had not fallen militarily but politically.
He added that the only reason for the fall of the districts was because of the fight against corruption in the province, started by him.
He warns that he will provide all the documents of corruption to the people.
“When I started fighting corruption, they started a political downfall,” he said.
He also warns the elders of Kandahar that if they do not stop these political controversies, he will expose everything they have done over the last 18 years.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan, currently run by diplomats of the previous government, has announced that it will suspend its operations in Tokyo after the end of January 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy said the decision was made after consultations with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close coordination with Japanese authorities, and in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The embassy added that after January 31, all of its political, economic, cultural, and consular activities will be halted until further notice.
Currently, Shaida Abdali is serving as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Japan.
Sadin Ayyıldız, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul, held a courtesy meeting with Zakir Jalali, the Second Political Deputy of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the start of his mission.
The Turkish Embassy in Kabul said in a post that the meeting included mutual exchanges of views on bilateral relations.
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