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Heavy civilian casualty toll reported in past month amid sharp increase in violence
At least 141 civilians have been killed and 311 others wounded in the last 30 days as Taliban offensives dramatically increased across Afghanistan, the Interior Ministry (MoI) said Sunday.
According to the Ministry, the militants have also captured 63 civilians.
The Taliban, however, has not commented in this regard.
Meanwhile, thousands of civilians have been displaced as a result of ongoing, fierce clashes in Kunduz province.
Sources said at least 7,000 people have fled their houses in the area during the past week.
Sources, meanwhile, stated that Taliban fighters have captured Chaki Wardak and Sayed Abad districts of Maidan Wardak province; Ghorak and Maroof districts of southern
Kandahar; and Rustaq district of Takhar province in the last 24 hours.
The insurgents have also seized control of the highway from Maidan Shahr to the entrance gate of Ghazni city [Kabul-Kandahar highway] sources added.
The Afghan Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) have inflicted heavy casualties on the Taliban in the past month of skirmishes.
The MoI stated that at least 1,265 militants were killed and 675 others wounded in the clashes.
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Deputy PM Baradar visits flood-affected areas in Baghlan province
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Economic Deputy Prime Minister, visited flood-hit areas in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan on Monday to assess the devastation inflicted on the area.
After visiting the affected areas, Baradar met with local officials and gave instructions to them and representatives of working committees to provide the necessary assistance to the flood victims.
Baradar meanwhile pointed out that extreme damage had been caused in the flood-hit districts.
“It is necessary that the [disaster management] organization accelerates its efforts to provide food, medicine and shelter for the displaced citizens and aid to the flood affected areas,” said Baradar.
Baghlan and other northern provinces were hit by heavy rains and flash floods on Friday, which left more than 300 dead and over 1,600 injured.
Hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed and livestock wiped out.
Officials said huge financial losses have been incurred.
Appeals have been made by numerous organizations to aid agencies to step in to help the victims.
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Minister of Hajj meets with Turkish President Erdoğan
The spokesman of the Islamic Emirate says that the acting minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs met with the President of Turkey at a consultative meeting of scholars from the Islamic world.
Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on X that Noor Mohammad Saqib, Acting Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs, met and talked separately with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, at the meeting.
Mujahid added that during the meeting, Erdoğan expressed his satisfaction over the security and the current situation in Afghanistan.
Mujahid quoted Saqib as having thanked Erdoğan for hosting the meeting and said: “Afghanistan wants good and advanced relations with the brother country of Turkey.”
According to Mujahid, Saqib added that the Islamic world, especially Afghanistan, expects the Erdoğan to play an important role in solving the problems of the Islamic Ummah.
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OIC appeals for urgent assistance for flood victims in Afghanistan
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday called on its member states, other countries and aid agencies to urgently help Afghanistan’s flood victims.
This comes after flash floods in northern provinces, especially Baghlan, claimed the lives of over 310 people this past weekend.
According to Afghan officials, the heavy rains have devastated villages, left at least 315 people dead and over 1,600 injured. Hundreds of houses have been destroyed, livestock wiped out and huge financial losses have been incurred.
Afghanistan is prone to natural disasters and the United Nations considers it one of countries most vulnerable to climate change.
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