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Civilians Bore Brunt of ‘Escalating Violence in July’
The preliminary findings of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) shows that more than 1,500 civilians were killed and injured in July-the highest number of any month in the current year, says UNAMA in a statement.
“The main driver in July was a sharp rise in civilian causalities caused by Anti-Government Elements (AGES), the statement adds.
According to the statement, the attacks by Taliban on July 1st in Kabul, on July 18th in Kandahar, and on July 7th in Ghazni left 578 civilians killed and wounded; more than 80 victims were children.
“As peace efforts have intensified in recent weeks so too has the conflict on the ground,” said Tadamichi Yamamoto, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan.
“I call on all parties not to ramp up military operations thinking that doing so will give them a stronger position in talks about peace,” said the envoy, who is also head of UNAMA.
Based on the statement, the suicide attack by Daesh in Kabul on July 25th against a Ministry of Mines and Petroleum bus left seven civilians killed and 32 other wounded.
In addition, the attack targeting the civilians at Kabul University left eight civilians killed and 36 others wounded, the statement adds.
Moreover, the statement says that the airstrike on a residential house by the government in Bala Murghab district of Badghis province and the nightly attack of the national security forces on a hospital also left civilian causalities in July.
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) stresses that the AGES and especially the Taliban have been the main cause of civilian causalities.
This comes as UNAMA previously had announced that over 4,000 civilians have been killed or injured in the first six months of 2019 where the government supporting forces have been the reason behind these causalities.
However, the Afghan government describes the figures inaccurate while UNAMA says that it proves all the reports by providing evidence.
The Taliban group has not made any comment on this report of UNAMA yet.
Three foreign nationals and one Afghan were killed when gunmen opened fire in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province on Friday, the Interior Ministry said.
Abdulmatin Qane, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, said that three Afghans and four foreigners were injured in the shooting.
He added that four people were arrested in connection with the incident.
Qani did not specify which country the foreigners belonged to.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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China and Pakistan call for inclusive ‘political framework’ and ‘moderate policies’ in Afghanistan
According to the statement, Wang and Dar called for concerted efforts from the international community to help Afghanistan address challenges in areas such as the humanitarian situation and economic development.
“The two sides agreed to strengthen communication and coordination on the Afghanistan issue,” the statement read.
“They called for concerted efforts of the international community to help Afghanistan properly address challenges in such areas as the humanitarian situation and economic development, and encourage Afghanistan to build an inclusive political framework, adopt moderate policies, pursue good-neighborliness, and firmly combat terrorism, including not allowing its territory to be used for terrorist acts.
“Both sides agreed to play a positive and constructive role in helping Afghanistan achieve stable development and integrate into the international community,” the statement read.
Negotiations are ongoing between Afghanistan and Iran to sideline the US dollar in bilateral transactions, the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said this week.
According to media reports, Mohsen Karimi, the head of the CBI, said talks are ongoing between the two countries for the implementation of “offshore rial” in Afghanistan.
Karimi said the “offshore rial” is used with the aim of supporting the economic activity and exporters of the private sector of the country.
Recently, CBI Governor Mohammad Reza Farzin announced that Tehran plans to use the “offshore rial” for trade with Russia, Afghanistan and Iraq. He also said at the time that the idea of ditching the US dollar has produced positive results.
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