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Kabul: Calls for Security Mount as Violence Continues

The Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday witnessed two violent acts, including an explosion and an armed assault on a military doctor working for General Abdul Raziq Military Academy in Kabul.

The first incident happened in PD4 of the city when a passenger vehicle was blown up as a result of a magnetic mine. Four people were wounded in the explosion. In a separate criminal incident, three people were wounded in PD3.

Responding to the recent spate of violence, a number of residents in Kabul have said that the security agencies have failed to protect the people against criminal and IED attacks.

“I was inside the shop and heard a big explosion. When I went out I saw the driver was out of the car and the car was burning,” said Faqir Mohammad, an eyewitness.

“On the one hand there is poverty, on the other, there is no security. What is going on here?” said Daud, a resident in Kabul.

“Everyday there is kidnapping, there is no security at all, what kind of government is this?" said Munizha, a resident.

According to TOLOnews statistics, in Kabul over the past five days there have been six explosions, including five targeted attacks. The attacks left at least 7 people dead and 20 more wounded.

“We call on the government, and the security and intelligence agencies to take preemptive measures,” said Jawad Mehraban, a civil society activist.

“It's shameful for those who are at high level posts in the government. Every single day, a member of the elite is killed, its really shameful,” said Masooma Sadat, a resident in Kabul.

Kabul police said that the security forces have arrested 266 people over the past one month in connection to security incidents.

“Work is underway with close coordination among security agencies to improve the security situations,” said Tariq Arian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior.

Meanwhile, the Delegation of the European Union to Afghanistan has condemned the recent attacks on civil servants in Kabul.

“These assassinations are terrible crimes that call for transparent investigations and prosecution to end the impunity of these killings. They are also a deliberate attempt to silence a polity based on principles of rule of law, democratic values and respect for human rights that undermine a peace process in need of mutual trust. These targeted killings must stop,” the EU delegation said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Furthermore, recalling that in the ongoing conflict the Taliban and various terrorist organizations are responsible for the significant majority of civilian casualties in Afghanistan, they must stop sustaining the current level of violence,” the statement said.

Kabul: Calls for Security Mount as Violence Continues

Kabul police said that the security forces have arrested 266 people over the past one month in connection to security incidents.

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The Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday witnessed two violent acts, including an explosion and an armed assault on a military doctor working for General Abdul Raziq Military Academy in Kabul.

The first incident happened in PD4 of the city when a passenger vehicle was blown up as a result of a magnetic mine. Four people were wounded in the explosion. In a separate criminal incident, three people were wounded in PD3.

Responding to the recent spate of violence, a number of residents in Kabul have said that the security agencies have failed to protect the people against criminal and IED attacks.

“I was inside the shop and heard a big explosion. When I went out I saw the driver was out of the car and the car was burning,” said Faqir Mohammad, an eyewitness.

“On the one hand there is poverty, on the other, there is no security. What is going on here?” said Daud, a resident in Kabul.

“Everyday there is kidnapping, there is no security at all, what kind of government is this?" said Munizha, a resident.

According to TOLOnews statistics, in Kabul over the past five days there have been six explosions, including five targeted attacks. The attacks left at least 7 people dead and 20 more wounded.

“We call on the government, and the security and intelligence agencies to take preemptive measures,” said Jawad Mehraban, a civil society activist.

“It's shameful for those who are at high level posts in the government. Every single day, a member of the elite is killed, its really shameful,” said Masooma Sadat, a resident in Kabul.

Kabul police said that the security forces have arrested 266 people over the past one month in connection to security incidents.

“Work is underway with close coordination among security agencies to improve the security situations,” said Tariq Arian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior.

Meanwhile, the Delegation of the European Union to Afghanistan has condemned the recent attacks on civil servants in Kabul.

“These assassinations are terrible crimes that call for transparent investigations and prosecution to end the impunity of these killings. They are also a deliberate attempt to silence a polity based on principles of rule of law, democratic values and respect for human rights that undermine a peace process in need of mutual trust. These targeted killings must stop,” the EU delegation said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Furthermore, recalling that in the ongoing conflict the Taliban and various terrorist organizations are responsible for the significant majority of civilian casualties in Afghanistan, they must stop sustaining the current level of violence,” the statement said.

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